From: dxforth@gmail.com   
      
   On 22/04/2025 12:19 am, sjack wrote:   
   > dxf  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Out of curiosity what was the conversion method?   
   >>   
   > -- CVD ( n_x -- n_decimal)   
   > -- Convert to decimal   
   > -- Split given 3 digit number into digits and   
   > -- reassemble digits into a decimal number.   
   >   
   > Base is used to get the digits but regardless of the base each digit   
   > is treated as a decimal value, what the user had intended, and assembled   
   > into a decimal number.   
      
   Thanks.  So something like this ...   
      
   : CVD ( n1 -- n2 )  \ convert to decimal   
     3 0 do base @ /mod loop   
     3 0 do #10 * swap + loop ;   
      
   16 base !  10 cvd decimal . 10  ok   
   2  base !  10 cvd decimal . 10  ok   
   36 base ! -10 cvd decimal . -10  ok   
      
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