I don't know rexx, but couldn't you just do an OC of X'F0" into the letter. A C1 would become F1 a C2 would become F2 and so on.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of John McKown Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 4:22 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: "base" arithmetic in REXX anybody know an easy way to encode a base 10 number into base 26? Basically, I want to make a decimal number into the English alphabet: A-Z. I was hoping there was a simpler way than: i=input_number output="" alphabet="ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ" do while i>0 j=i//26 output=substr(alphabet,j+1,1)||output i=i%26 end output="A"||output output=strip(output,"L","A") /* strip leading "A"s */ if 0 = length(output) then output="A" -- John McKown Maranatha! <>< ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ========================== This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
