NAME

ilbyte − Extract byte from 4-byte source into 2-byte destination

SYNOPSIS

integer∗2 dest
integer∗4 source
integer∗4 byte

call ilbyte (dest, source, byte)

DESCRIPTION

ilbyte extracts the byteth byte from source, and places it in the low order byte of dest while zeroing the upper byte. 

Byte 0 is the rightmost or least significant byte, and byte 3 is the leftmost or most significant byte. 

NOTES

On Series 4000, ilbyte is recognized as an intrinsic function.  On Series 1000/3000, ilbyte is an external library routine. 

CX/UX Hf77 Fortran Reference Manual