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From: fmdf@tiscali.it (fabio de francesco)
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Subject: Re: shifting bits
Date: 29 Aug 2004 20:49:14 -0700
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tmoran@acm.org wrote in message news:<McoYc.65221$9d6.60108@attbi_s54>...
> There's an error in:
> >   date_y := date_y * 2**9;
>  You need to subtract 1900 first.
> >   year := integer( (date / 2**9) and offset_year );
> You need to add 1900 after this.

I don't think so. I have run the compiled program and it works.

Anyway I think I will change the code following some interesting
advice from this group.

Ciao,
Fabio De Francesco.