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Re: converting numbers to strings in arbitrary base (up to 36)
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: converting numbers to strings in arbitrary base (up to 36) |
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Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:39:58 -0400 |
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> I have a file where I want to keep a counter (in base 36).
string-to-number takes a `base' argument, but that only works one way
(when reading) and the base can only be up to 16, bot up to 36.
So I think you'll have to do the conversion by hand (with the kind of
code you'd typically see in introductory programming books).
Stefan