Bitwise Operations ???

[<ABX]

Dim decValue as Decimal = cDec(2^3+2^4+2^2+2^0)
 
If DecValue = (decValue And 2^4) Then
      'Fifth bit set
      Msgbox "Bit 5 is set"
End if

This gives me a conversion error with Option Strict On

Do bitwise operators only work with Longs??