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If need be it could be a custom function
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Simple UDF:<br />
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<pre><code id="code-459441">Function BitwiseAnd(var1, var2)
    BitwiseAnd = var1 And var2
End Function
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Simple UDF:



Function BitwiseAnd(var1, var2)
    BitwiseAnd = var1 And var2
End Function


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Sample file attached.<br />
Regards,<br />
Rory<br />
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Sample file attached.
Regards,
Rory
BitWiseAnd.xls [https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2009/11_w49/207835/BitWiseAnd.xls]

BitWiseAnd.xls

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I think I may have not given all the information. &nbsp;the bit numbers relate to input names which are referenced using vlookup, &nbsp;ie 2 = a, 4 = b, 16 = c, d = 32, e = 64 etc.... &nbsp;I then need to produce a string based on the multiple amounts. &nbsp;ie 66 would produce &quot;a e&quot;.
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I think I may have not given all the information.  the bit numbers relate to input names which are referenced using vlookup,  ie 2 = a, 4 = b, 16 = c, d = 32, e = 64 etc....  I then need to produce a string based on the multiple amounts.  ie 66 would produce "a e".

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I meant to award to rorya but seem to have done something wrong
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I meant to award to rorya but seem to have done something wrong

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I need to find some way, ideally through a formula to solve the following problem. &nbsp;I have a bunch of numbers (bit numbers for some inputs so 2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512<wbr />,1024. &nbsp;My data usually only produces a definitive number ie 64 however it sometimes comes out with 66 (64+2), 322 (2+64+256) etc. &nbsp;Is there a way of breaking these numbers into their constitant parts? &nbsp;It feels like something previously done but i just cant find the information.<br />
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Thanks in advance
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I need to find some way, ideally through a formula to solve the following problem.  I have a bunch of numbers (bit numbers for some inputs so 2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512,1024.  My data usually only produces a definitive number ie 64 however it sometimes comes out with 66 (64+2), 322 (2+64+256) etc.  Is there a way of breaking these numbers into their constitant parts?  It feels like something previously done but i just cant find the information.

Thanks in advance

Breaking down a decimal into bit parts

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