>Does anyone know how the crc-16 algorithm used by SYS(2007, string) works?
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>I need to code an identical function in another language (Installscript!) that must return exactly the same values as the VFP function does.
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>(I have seen previous threads on this subject pointing to knowledgebase article Q101289 and a Dr Dobs magazine article of 1986 but both are no longer obtainable on the Web)
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>Many Thanks
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Richard, see
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