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 converting_20binary_20coded_20decimal [2018/03/31 13:19]127.0.0.1 external edit converting_20binary_20coded_20decimal [2018/04/17 15:21] (current)tbest3112 Added syntax highlighting 2018/04/17 15:21 tbest3112 Added syntax highlighting2018/03/31 13:19 external edit 2018/04/17 15:21 tbest3112 Added syntax highlighting2018/03/31 13:19 external edit Line 2: Line 2: //By JGH, April 2007//\\ \\ **B**inary **C**oded **D**ecimal (BCD) is a method of representing a decimal number as a hexadecimal value using the hex digits 0-9 and ignoring A-F. For example, the number 21 (hex &15) would be represented as &21 (decimal 33). It can be a convenient internal representation of decimal numbers as each hexadecimal digit can be displayed without any further processing. See [[http://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​Binary-coded_decimal|Wikipedia]].\\ \\  BCD values can be decoded with:\\ \\ //By JGH, April 2007//\\ \\ **B**inary **C**oded **D**ecimal (BCD) is a method of representing a decimal number as a hexadecimal value using the hex digits 0-9 and ignoring A-F. For example, the number 21 (hex &15) would be represented as &21 (decimal 33). It can be a convenient internal representation of decimal numbers as each hexadecimal digit can be displayed without any further processing. See [[http://​en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​Binary-coded_decimal|Wikipedia]].\\ \\  BCD values can be decoded with:\\ \\ + number% = VAL STR\$~bcd% number% = VAL STR\$~bcd% + ​ \\  Numbers can be encoded in BCD using:\\ \\ \\  Numbers can be encoded in BCD using:\\ \\ + bcd% = EVAL("&"​+STR\$number%) bcd% = EVAL("&"​+STR\$number%) +
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