# $EPIC: tobase.txt,v 1.1.1.1 2006/07/11 04:57:43 jnelson Exp $
Synopsis:
Technical:
<base> is a number from 2 to 36.
<number> is a base 10 number.
If <base> or <number> are omitted, the empty string is returned.
If <base> is not from 2 to 36, the empty string is returned.
If <number> is not a number, 0 is returned.
Otherwise, the return value is <number> converted to base <base>.
Remember that <number> has to fit into a (long) variable type.
Practical:
This is useful to convert a decimal number to binary, octal, or hex.
Returns:
The <number> of base 10 converted to the given <base>.
The empty string if argument is omitted.
0 if the conversion was unsucessful.
Examples:
$strtol(16 180099407) returns ABC194F.
History:
This function first appeared in EPIC5-0.0.2.