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Re: Standard way of converting string to number

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Marek Brunda <marekb@phoenics.org> writes:
>Dne =C3=BAter=C3=BD 14. =C4=8Dervna 2016 12:37:30 UTC+2 humptydumpty napsal=
>(a):
>> On Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 1:13:31 PM UTC+3, Marek Brunda wrote:
>> > It sems to me there is no standard way to convert string to number (the=
> oposite thing can be done at least via <# #S SIGN #> which is good mechani=
>sm but there should be at least one STANDARD word to do the dirty work for =
>you).=20
>> >=20
>> > Am I something missing?
>>=20
>> Hi!
>>=20
>> '>number'
>>=20
>> Have a nice day,
>> humptydumpty
>
>Thank you for answer. But standard >NUMBER is the workhorse to build the wo=
>rd in question...=20
>
>My question targets something like:
>
>NUMBER ( c-addr u -- n ) ( exception)
>or
>NUMBER ( c-addr u -- n f )
[...]
>When I write software I have two options:
...
>2. write my own string to number convertor based on standard >number

That's the option I recommend.  What's so bad about it in your
opinion?

>but this is standardized:
>
>K-F1
>( -- u )
>Leaves the value u that the sequence EKEY EKEY>FKEY would produce when the =
>user presses the "F1" key.
>
>That's just crazy :-)

Why do you think so?  K-F1 cannot be built out of other standard words
portably.  OTOH, your NUMBER (either version) can be built out of
>NUMBER.

- anton
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Standard way of converting string to number Marek Brunda <marekb@phoenics.org> - 2016-06-14 03:13 -0700
  Re: Standard way of converting string to number Marek Brunda <marekb@phoenics.org> - 2016-06-14 03:18 -0700
  Re: Standard way of converting string to number humptydumpty <ouatubi@gmail.com> - 2016-06-14 03:37 -0700
    Re: Standard way of converting string to number Marek Brunda <marekb@phoenics.org> - 2016-06-14 03:59 -0700
      Re: Standard way of converting string to number Marek Brunda <marekb@phoenics.org> - 2016-06-14 04:05 -0700
        Re: Standard way of converting string to number Marek Brunda <marekb@phoenics.org> - 2016-06-14 04:11 -0700
        Re: Standard way of converting string to number anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-06-14 12:35 +0000
      Re: Standard way of converting string to number krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org - 2016-06-14 04:28 -0700
      Re: Standard way of converting string to number anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-06-14 12:21 +0000
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  Re: Standard way of converting string to number lehs <skydda.barnen@gmail.com> - 2016-06-14 06:49 -0700
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    Re: Standard way of converting string to number hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-06-14 21:48 -0700
      Re: Standard way of converting string to number Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-06-15 07:52 +0300

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