From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me
X-Spam-Level: 
X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham
	autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4
X-Google-Thread: 103376,f93adbf272b6f27
X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
Path: 
 g2news1.google.com!news4.google.com!news.glorb.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local01.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.adelphia.com!news.adelphia.com.POSTED!not-for-mail
NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2005 13:41:01 -0500
From: "Robert Klungle" <bklungle@adelphia.net>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
References: <6acda821.0506040923.1790561c@posting.google.com>
 <uk6la101m.fsf@obry.net>
Subject: Re: how to safely convert from 32 to 16 bits?
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 11:45:45 -0700
X-Priority: 3
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1478
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1478
Message-ID: <5JednXDeC-wgaDzfRVn-hQ@adelphia.com>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.68.62.75
X-Trace: 
 sv3-Cg3lh6TNmWj3KMNBpNzC3y6j7kjjFpP1AYVi+W8ygDehYRmbFjq0urlSCVf0J4dt0ERiEJlZfnmLkoi!zLhgNM62PaltyY9Y3GE+0BlnOXszmeGT3MWtVftTMtPSJXTt2scY70lpVvRSuUplg9Mx8sJTnbmK!4QyBBigprNExjQ==
X-Complaints-To: abuse@adelphia.net
X-DMCA-Complaints-To: copyright@adelphia.net
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint
 properly
X-Postfilter: 1.3.32
Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:11240
Date: 2005-06-04T11:45:45-07:00
List-Id: <comp.lang.ada>

Unless I misread the requestor, I think the following would more direct:

A : Integer_32;
B : Real_16;

B := Real_16(A);

cheers...bob

"Pascal Obry" <pascal@obry.net> wrote in message
news:uk6la101m.fsf@obry.net...
>
> di98mase@hotmail.com (Sebastian) writes:
>
> > I have a variable of Integer_32 size, I also know that the value is
> > always between -180 and 180. I would like to assign that value to a 16
> > bits Real type.
> >
> > How can that be done without loosing any data?
>
> I don't see the problem.
>
>    A : Integer_32;
>    B : Integer_16:
>
>    B := Integer_16 (A);
>
> Since A is always between -180 and 180 there will be no exception raised.
>
> Pascal.
>
> -- 
>
> --|------------------------------------------------------
> --| Pascal Obry                           Team-Ada Member
> --| 45, rue Gabriel Peri - 78114 Magny Les Hameaux FRANCE
> --|------------------------------------------------------
> --|              http://www.obry.net
> --| "The best way to travel is by means of imagination"
> --|
> --| gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net --recv-key C1082595