Hmmmmmm

 BBS: Inland Empire Archive
Date: 12-08-92 (17:59)             Number: 305
From: CHRIS WAGNER                 Refer#: NONE
  To: PETE DUDESEK                  Recvd: NO  
Subj: Hmmmmmm                        Conf: (2) Quik_Bas

 PD> Any ideas (anyone) why the following won't work?
 PD> A$ = HEX$(100)
 PD> A& = &hA$
 PD> Hmmmmm

 Try this:

 A$ = HEX$(100)
 A& = VAL("&H" + A$ + "&")

 The trailing & forces long integers so that numbers greater than
 or equal to 2^15 don't set the sign bit.


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