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From: fmdf@tiscali.it (fabio de francesco)
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Subject: Re: shifting bits
Date: 30 Aug 2004 17:22:36 -0700
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tmoran@acm.org wrote in message news:<CSxYc.205551$8_6.140085@attbi_s04>...
> > > There's an error in:
> > > >   date_y := date_y * 2**9;
> > >  You need to subtract 1900 first.
> > I don't think so. I have run the compiled program and it works.
>     The "Ada Way" generally tries to use logic in preference to
> testing/debugging.  In this case, 2099 * 2**9 > 2**20.

Thank you, now I can see the problem with year > 2047.

Fabio De Francesco