Those would be called bits. 22 would be translated into binary as
1011 or 01011 or 00001011 and you can treat each bit as a separate on/off switch. Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/21/04 11:25AM >>> ...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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=35 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:182197 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=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
