On 3/27/06 9:27 AM, Craig A. Finseth at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have hundreds or thousands of integers that I would like to combine in > such a way that I can figure out the component numbers later. I will know > how many numbers there are in a series, and the high and low numbers, and I > can record any other information about the series that would let me > backtrack. Ideally, the result would fit in an Int64, but I can go higher > than that if need be. > > Does anyone have a suggestion? > > You have some number N of integers, all of them in the range L to H. > You want to combine them into a single "thing" of a small size. Right? > > This means the result is not an array or anything like that, but more > like a MemoryBlock.
That's exactly it. > The minimum size (in bits) that you'll need to store the object is: Got it. But what is the formula for storing the numbers? __________________________________________________________________________ Kem Tekinay (212) 201-1465 MacTechnologies Consulting Fax (914) 242-7294 545 Eighth Avenue, Suite 401 Pager (917) 491-5546 New York, New York 10018 http://www.mactechnologies.com To join the MacTechnologies Consulting mailing list, send an e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
