Re: Two Text-String Questions

• Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 09:07:10 PDT
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  "Walter A. Aprile" <aprile@nl.cs.cmu.edu>
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• In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.950928232856.10045A-100000@iman.internet.co.nz> from "Ian Macintosh" at Sep 28, 95 04:40:16 am

Ian Macintosh scribbles :
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#
#On Wed, 27 Sep 1995, James Renken wrote:
#
#> 1. How can I convert a number into words?  (For example, 94,000 into 
#> "ninety-four thousand")

Use the $string_utils:english_number(string) function.

;$string_utils:english_number(94000";
=> "ninety-four thousand"

;$string_utils:english_number(-1);
=> "negative one"

#I think there is a function that already does this.  If you don't find 
#it, wait a bit, as someone will undoubtably reply to this message with 
#the exact function :^)

Couldn't resist ...

#> 2. How can I remove certain text from a string?  (For example, "SOMETHING.html" 
#> into "SOMETHING")
#
#Use the strsub function.
#
#strsub("SOMETHING.html", ".html", "")    ->   "SOMETHING"

But, if you know something about the string you have to chop, 
you can simply use array operations (that might be faster in certain conditions)

fullname = "Panino.html";
l = length (fullname);
shortname = fullname[1..l-5];
extensione = fullname[l-3..l];

I hope I haven't said anything terribly wrong. 


Omaggi, Walter

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