--- "Collins, Joe (EDSI\\BDR)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> How can I convert the scalar 'A' (or 'a') to 1, 'B' to 2 and so on?
my %alpha_to_num;
@alpha_to_num{ A .. Z } = ( 1 .. 26 );
print $alpha_to_num{ A };
> Related: how do I get the true internal value for A, i.e. ascii value?
print ord('A');
Cheers,
Curtis "Ovid" Poe
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