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From: Brian Drummond <brian_drummond@btconnect.com>
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Subject: Re: How to put 200 into an integer sub-type of 16 bits (code
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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:33:28 +0000
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On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:26:22 -0800 (PST), ChristopherL
<clusardi2k@aol.com> wrote:

>(1)The below code compiles but I get a run time exception.
>
>If I do not modify the definitions of Arg or Result how can I
>make Arg's value fit into Result's 16 bits.
>
>Result is a subrange of integer going from -128 to 127 which is
>16 bits.

Actually that's 8 bits...
what are you really trying to do?

If you need to put 200 in an 8-bit type, why not use 
Natural range 0 to 255?

- Brian