Date:         Mon, 3 Jun 2002 15:09:32 -0400
Reply-To:     "Fehd, Ronald J." <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Fehd, Ronald J." <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Subject:      Re: Bit arrays
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>>> "Francis Harvey" <HARVEYF1@WESTAT.COM> 06/03/02 08:46AM >>>
Greetings,

> I should have mentioned; this is more than idle curiosity as a
> coworker is developing an algorithm that could possible need a
> bit array with up to 9999999 elements.

d'oh:  Two mini nines!
1E8?!
What could you be doing, counting stars?!?!?

C'mon, cut down the size, make it manageable.

Too many bits to flip.

Ron Fehd  the macro maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2@cdc.gov

Repetition obfuscates!
Repetition reduction enhances elegance!
Repetition reduction furthers finesse!