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Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits

From Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits
Date 2015-10-19 22:28 +0100
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Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> writes:

> pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> writes:
> <snip>
>> Yes, BCD is another possibility. I have to make some measure.
>
> Another BCD option is to encode every 3 decimal digits in 10 bits.  You
> will be able to squeeze 18 digits in this way if you make special
> provision for the case of 16, 17 and 18 leading zeros.

... and another thought combining two other ideas: you get 18 digits
quite simply if you encode 9 base 121 digits in 7 bits each.  That is
every 7 bit represents two base 11 digits.  (Base 11 allows for '0' to
map to 1, '1' to 2 and so on.)

-- 
Ben.

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How to encode/decode string of decimal digits pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 14:28 +0200
  Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-19 14:07 +0100
    Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2015-10-19 15:58 +0200
      Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-19 15:22 +0100
      Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-19 15:58 +0100
        Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-19 22:28 +0100
  Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-10-19 13:30 -0400
    Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-19 16:18 -0500
      Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-10-19 21:38 -0400
    Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-10-20 08:00 +0000
  Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-19 15:50 +0100
  Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-10-19 09:01 -0700
  Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-19 12:11 -0700
    Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2015-10-20 13:51 +0200
      Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-20 13:38 +0100
        Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-20 16:05 +0000
        Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2015-10-21 09:29 +0200
          Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-21 11:27 +0100
            Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2015-10-21 17:55 +0200
          Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2015-10-21 08:03 -0400
            Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2015-10-21 17:53 +0200
              Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-10-21 09:37 -0700
              Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-22 11:47 +0200
                Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2015-10-22 13:44 +0200
                Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-22 13:45 +0100
                Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-22 15:51 +0100
                Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-10-22 09:31 -0700
                Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-22 20:48 +0100
                Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 10:14 +0200
                Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-23 11:14 +0100
                Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-10-23 11:47 +0100
                Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-10-23 13:22 +0100
                Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-10-22 15:07 +0200
                Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-22 22:05 +0000
                Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 10:15 +0200
  Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-10-19 22:02 +0000
  Re: How to encode/decode string of decimal digits supercat@casperkitty.com - 2015-10-20 10:09 -0700

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