Convert a 'signed' Word to a Long with minimum manipulation ?

[mr.sneezy]

Thanks.
It sounds like I should just avoid using the Shift type divides then with Longs...
Martin

[Kamikaze47]

Just to correct myself, the code in my last post should have been:

lCTemp=(B5+8)>>4
IF lCTemp.27 THEN lCTemp=lCTemp|$F0000000

I accidentally used an AND instead of an OR