Thanks for the correction. :)
Actually, the original code was from a working 4 digit int to bcd conversion
and was cut and pasted.  I just added the 4th digit without rechecking the
code.

Reggie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Warren" <aiw@CYPRESS.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: [PIC]: Integer to char


> Reggie Berdin <PICLIST@mitvma.mit.edu> wrote:
>
> > Try:
> >
> > unsigned char bcd[5];
> > void int2bcd(unsigned int i)
> > {
> >     bcd[0]=bcd[1]=bcd[2]=bcd[3]='0';
> >     while (i>=10000) {
> >         i-=10000;
> >         ++bcd[0];
> >     }
> >     while (i>=1000) {
> >         i-=1000;
> >         ++bcd[1];
> >     }
> >     while (i>=100) {
> >         i-=100;
> >         ++bcd[2];
> >     }
> >     bcd[4] = i & 0xFF;
> >     while (bcd[3]>=10) {
> >         bcd[4]-=10;
> >         ++bcd[3];
> >     }
> >     bcd[4]+='0';
> > }
>
> Reggie:
>
> As written, this code fails; to make it work, change:
>
>     while (bcd[3]>=10) {
>
> to:
>
>     while (bcd[4]>=10) {
>
> -Andy
>
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