but you inherit a geat name in mathematics! Hardy! http://www.stetson.edu/~efriedma/periodictable/html/Ho.html
So, what are you trying to do? looks like some sort of partitioning looking only at powers of 2.. Can you give another example? Doug On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 16:25:57 +0100, Richard Meredith-Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ...when you have a value eg 22 which is made up of 2+4+16 so you know of > all your options valued 2,4,8,16,32 Etc only 2 and 4 and 16 apply. > > I know there must be a mathematical name for this, but what? > > Does anyone have some example CF code to 'decrypt' such numbers? > > Are there other [simple] ways to do this to handle a large number of > options (>25, so I don't start having giant numbers?) Something to do > with prime numbers perhaps? > > You can tell I'm not a mathmatician can't you! > > THANKS! > > -- > Regards; > > Richard Meredith-Hardy > ------------------------------------------------------------- > r[dot]mh[at]flymicro[dot]com > Tel: + 44 (0)1462 834776 FAX: + 44 (0)1462 732668 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=11 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:182194 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
