03-31-2025, 09:00 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-31-2025, 09:12 PM by Dragoncat.
Edit Reason: o many errors and wanted to add an update..
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This is a work in progress this is my master character set for a number base conversion program that I hope will have a command line mode and a batch / file mode as well say you have a large number of numbers you want to convert or a list or maybe just one in a file somewhere you want to convert into any other base
in my format I plan to have a period decimal point indication the separation of the whole and fractional part it can handle up to base 169 using a diacritical mark as aa separator, it will have space and return will have no meaning allowing you to wrap numbers across multiple lines etc... and unused characters can be used as separators notably the comma colon and semi colon. here it is so far:
Dim mcset(169) As String * 2
For ndx% = 0 To 9
mcset(ndx%) = Chr$(32) + Chr$(48 + ndx%)
Next ndx%
For ndx% = 10 To 35
mcset(ndx%) = Chr$(32) + Chr$(ndx% + 87)
Next ndx%
For ndx% = 36 To 61
mcset(ndx%) = Chr$(32) + Chr$(ndx% + 29)
Next ndx%
For ndx% = 62 To 85
mcset(ndx%) = Chr$(32) + dtrd$
Next ndx%
For ndx% = 86 To 109
mcset(ndx%) = Chr$(39) + Right$(mcset(ndx% - 24), 1)
Next ndx%
For ndx% = 110 To 169
mcset(ndx%) = Chr$(39) + Right$(mcset(ndx% - 110), 1)
Next ndx%
Data "!","#","$","%","&","(",")","*"
Data "+","-","/","<","=",">","?","@"
Data "[","\","]","^","{","|","}","~"
mcset() is the master base character file that will be used by all "numbers" the actual numbers will have the base that the number is in prefixed to the number and be as a string with spaces and only the unneeded marks removed it will basically be a formated number ascii code 39's will not be removed as they coupled with one of the other symbols I used will constitute a digit , larger bases will be done by using 0 - 99 and then multiple bases actually I will try to provide for maximum flexibility and allow using any base as a base for expansion into multi "digit" bases so lets say your desired base is a square of some base say 36^2 then you can use base 36 characters 2 per a value or such... or say to have a base 600 you can use base 100 and then only go from 0 to 5 on the higher order of the number.... if you have any ideas or help or can help me correctly spell words here it'd be appreciated!
in my format I plan to have a period decimal point indication the separation of the whole and fractional part it can handle up to base 169 using a diacritical mark as aa separator, it will have space and return will have no meaning allowing you to wrap numbers across multiple lines etc... and unused characters can be used as separators notably the comma colon and semi colon. here it is so far:
Dim mcset(169) As String * 2
For ndx% = 0 To 9
mcset(ndx%) = Chr$(32) + Chr$(48 + ndx%)
Next ndx%
For ndx% = 10 To 35
mcset(ndx%) = Chr$(32) + Chr$(ndx% + 87)
Next ndx%
For ndx% = 36 To 61
mcset(ndx%) = Chr$(32) + Chr$(ndx% + 29)
Next ndx%
For ndx% = 62 To 85
mcset(ndx%) = Chr$(32) + dtrd$
Next ndx%
For ndx% = 86 To 109
mcset(ndx%) = Chr$(39) + Right$(mcset(ndx% - 24), 1)
Next ndx%
For ndx% = 110 To 169
mcset(ndx%) = Chr$(39) + Right$(mcset(ndx% - 110), 1)
Next ndx%
Data "!","#","$","%","&","(",")","*"
Data "+","-","/","<","=",">","?","@"
Data "[","\","]","^","{","|","}","~"
mcset() is the master base character file that will be used by all "numbers" the actual numbers will have the base that the number is in prefixed to the number and be as a string with spaces and only the unneeded marks removed it will basically be a formated number ascii code 39's will not be removed as they coupled with one of the other symbols I used will constitute a digit , larger bases will be done by using 0 - 99 and then multiple bases actually I will try to provide for maximum flexibility and allow using any base as a base for expansion into multi "digit" bases so lets say your desired base is a square of some base say 36^2 then you can use base 36 characters 2 per a value or such... or say to have a base 600 you can use base 100 and then only go from 0 to 5 on the higher order of the number.... if you have any ideas or help or can help me correctly spell words here it'd be appreciated!