[Tutor] Fwd: how to see a number as two bytes

[shawn bright]

so using this, if num ==6, then i should get 2 and 88 ?
thanks, just checking to make sure i get what you wrote.
shawn

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 11:00 AM, Luke Paireepinart
<rabidpoobear at gmail.com> wrote:
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> From: Luke Paireepinart <rabidpoobear at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 11:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [Tutor] how to see a number as two bytes
> To: shawn bright <nephish at gmail.com>
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> high, low = ((num % 2**16) >> 8, num % 2**8)  or something thereabouts.
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> On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 10:47 AM, shawn bright <nephish at gmail.com> wrote:
>> hey there all,
>> i have a script that needs to send a number as two bytes.
>> how would i be able to see a number expressed as a hi byte and a lo byte?
>>
>> thanks
>> shawn
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