> On 30 Oct 2020, at 22:11, Sean McAfee <eef...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Sorry, it seems I wasn't explicit enough. > > With polymod, I can get the values of digits even in large bases like 101: > > > 1234567890.polymod(101 xx *) > (46 20 26 87 11) > > Given a list of digit values like that, and the base, I want to reconstruct > the original number. One way would be the one I originally suggested: > > > sum <46 20 26 87 11> Z* (1, * * 101 ... *) > 123456789 > > ...but I'm hoping there's something more concise, shorter, and/or readable.
Ah, so it's not about parsing per se. Sorry I misunderstood. So you'd basically need a sub that takes a List, and a base factor, and does the necessary arithmetic for you. I don't think that's in core. I'd be glad if someone proved me wrong :-) Liz
