Thanks to all who replied.  All code examples certainly helped.

I whipped up a quick grid to show bits and make it easier to "picture" a
bitmask.

Thanks
MAD



<html lang="en-US">
<head>
        <title>Untitled</title>
</head>

<body>

<cfset maxBit = 11>
<cfset maxInt = 1024>

<cfoutput>
<table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<colgroup span="#maxBit#" style="text-align: center; width: 50px;">
<tr>
<cfloop from="#maxBit - 1#" to="0" index="thisBit" step="-1">
        <th>#2^thisBit#</th>
</cfloop>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>

<cfloop from="0" to="#maxInt#" index="thisOne">
        <tr>
                <cfloop from="#maxBit - 1#" to="0" index="thisBit"
step="-1">
                        <td>#bitMaskRead(thisOne, thisBit, 1)#</td>
                </cfloop>

                <th>#thisOne#</th>
        </tr>
</cfloop>
</cfoutput>
</table>

</body>
</html>

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