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**BOR(**//value//,//mask//**)**

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| **BOR** | Performs bitwise OR operation. |
| //Value// | A numeric constant, variable, or expression for the bit //value// to be compared to the bit //mask//. The //value// is converted to a LONG data type prior to the operation, if necessary. |
| //Mask// | A numeric constant, variable, or expression for the bit //mask//. The //mask// is converted to a LONG data type prior to the operation, if necessary. |

The **BOR** procedure compares the //value// to the //mask//, performing a Boolean OR operation on each bit. The return value is a LONG integer with a one (1) in the bit positions where the //value//, or the //mask//, or both, contain a one (1), and zeroes in all other bit positions.

BOR is usually used to unconditionally turn on (set to one), an individual bit, or multiple bits, within a variable.

| **Return Data Type:** | LONG |

**Example:**

**!BOR(0110b,0010b) returns 0110b  !0110b = 6, 0010b = 2**

**RateType  BYTE                   !Type of rate**

**Female    EQUATE(0001b)          !Female mask**

**Male      EQUATE(0010b)          !Male mask**

**Over25    EQUATE(0100b)          !Over age 25 mask**

** CODE**

** RateType = ****BOR****(RateType,Over25) !Turn on over 25 bit**

** RateType = ****BOR****(RateType,Male)   !Set rate to male**

**See Also:**

[[band  return bitwise and .htm|BAND]]

[[bxor  return bitwise exclusive or .htm|BXOR]]

[[bshift  return shifted bits .htm|BSHIFT]]