maximum dummy field length

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Wed, Sep 12, 2007 at 03:42:53PM -0400, Kenneth Brody wrote:
> Quoting Fairlight (Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:27:52 -0400):
> >> > Documentation indicates that a dummy field can have a length of up to
> >> > 32,768.
> >>
> >> Correct.
> >
> > <pedant>
> > They can't -both- be correct statements.  :)
> 
> Sure they can, for sufficiently small values of "32,768".
> 
> > </pedant>
> 
> The "correct" limit is 32767, or "less than 32768".

"less than 32768" != "up to 32768".

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