Category : C Source Code
Archive   : SNIP1292.ZIP
Filename : BASCNVRT.C

 
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/*
** BASCNVRT.C - Convert between number bases
**
** public domain demo by Bob Stout
*/

#include
#ifdef TEST
#include
#endif

/*
** Calling parameters: 1 - Number string to be converted
** 2 - Buffer for the converted output
** 3 - Radix (base) of the input
** 4 - Radix of the output
**
** Returns: Pointer to converted output
*/

char *base_convert(const char *in, char *out, int rin, int rout)
{
long n;
char *dummy;

n = strtol(in, &dummy, rin);
return ltoa(n, out, rout);
}

#ifdef TEST

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
int rin, rout;
char buf[40];

if (4 > argc)
{
puts("Usage: BASCNVRT ");
return(-1);
}
rin = atoi(argv[2]);
rout = atoi(argv[3]);
printf("%s (base %d) = %s (base %d)\n", argv[1], rin,
base_convert((const char *)argv[1], buf, rin, rout), rout);
return 0;
}

#endif


  3 Responses to “Category : C Source Code
Archive   : SNIP1292.ZIP
Filename : BASCNVRT.C
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    January 27, 2013 at 3:59 pm

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