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matt rochon
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Posted: 28th Mar 2003 20:32
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ok this is kinda hard to explain

i have two values 64 and 128 respectively
now my program will only ever see one at a time but in a formula i have displaying a sprite, it takes into account the size of the bitmap (which is either 64 or 128)

i need to add into the formula a sub-formula which will use the variable(128 or 64) and return a 2 if it is 128 and a 4 if it is 64.

i dont want to use ifs or selects because it is in a "high-traffic" function of my program.

i was wondering if there was a way to manipulate those 2 numbers so that it will become 4 for 64 and 2 for 128.

thanks guys
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Posted: 28th Mar 2003 20:41
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What you need is:

ans = 6 - (n/32)

where n is either 64 or 128

Programming anything is an art, and you can't rush art.
Unless your name is Bob Ross, then you can do it in thirty minutes.
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matt rochon
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Posted: 28th Mar 2003 20:46
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THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

it was so easy...
dont i feel stupid lol
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Posted: 28th Mar 2003 22:04
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No, not stupid at all, everyone often misses the simpliest of things that can stare us in the face for hours

Programming anything is an art, and you can't rush art.
Unless your name is Bob Ross, then you can do it in thirty minutes.
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matt rochon
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Posted: 28th Mar 2003 22:55 Edited at: 28th Mar 2003 22:56
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lol that was staring at my face for about 2 days lol

edit: i had my graphing calculator out and was exploring the "wonderful world of trigonometry"... (almost had it worked out too)
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