>Date: Wed, 01 Oct 1997 00:32:18 -0500
>To: Sammy <samedi@dhc.net>
>From: Akuma/Chris Baggett/DOOMer <doomer@bayou.com>
>Subject: Re: String to Integer
>In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.970930223253.123A-100000@silly.dhc.net>
>References: <Pine.SOL.3.91.971001091139.5147B-100000@lux.levels.unisa.edu.au>
>
>>> The easiest way to convert a string to an integer is to use atoi or atol.
>>> aoti converts to integer, atol converts to a long integer.
>>
>>Hmmmm...
>>
>>atoi("Samedi") = 0
>>atoi("Archangel") = 0
>>atoi("Anybody") = 0
>>
>>atoi doesn't convert alphabetic strings to anything but 0, which wouldn't
>>be very useful for this application.
>
> he IS correct in this :-)
>
>atoi() and atol() just convert numeric strings,
>such as
>"123" = 123
>"123798" = 123798
>heh, speaking of this, has anyone implemented a way to convert
>a , separated number to an integer/long?
>like
>
>aCtoi("1,234,567") = 1234567
>^^^^^-- _a_lphabetic _C_omma-separated _to_ _i_nteger :-)
>
>if not, i may just write one for the fun of it :-P
>
>Code On
>Akuma the Raging Coder
>
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