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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>That was my point, the original describes exactly
what was intended. One liners generally don't and tend to introduce
errors</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>C.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jsmith@deltics.co.nz href="mailto:jsmith@deltics.co.nz">Jolyon
Smith</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=delphi@delphi.org.nz
href="mailto:delphi@delphi.org.nz">'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi
List'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 11, 2011 2:47
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [DUG] Maths problem for the
day</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Darn, I got carried away...
it’s not quite that straightforward (unless your algorithm can be adjusted
accordingly).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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lang=EN-US>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US> <A
href="mailto:delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz">delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz</A>
[mailto:delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Ross
Levis<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, 11 January 2011 14:25<BR><B>To:</B> 'NZ Borland
Developers Group - Delphi List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [DUG] Maths problem for the
day<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Convert the
following into one line.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">if
High(Files) < 30 then Max := Bias.Position<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">else if
High(Files) < 300 then Max := Bias.Position*2<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">else if
High(Files) < 3000 then Max := Bias.Position*3<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">else if
High(Files) < 30000 then Max := Bias.Position*4<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">etc<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I think there
must be a way. Probably using the Power function, but I can’t get my head
around it.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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