sub inc { my $str = uc shift; $str =~ s/XLVIII$/IL/ or $str =~ s/VIII$/IX/ or $str =~ s/III$/IV/ or $str =~ s/DCCCXCIX$/CM/ or $str =~ s/CCCXCIX$/CD/ or $str =~ s/LXXXIX$/XC/ or $str =~ s/XXXIX$/XL/ or $str =~ s/(I{1,2})$/$1I/ or $str =~ s/CDXCIX$/D/ or $str =~ s/CMXCIX$/M/ or $str =~ s/XCIX$/C/ or $str =~ s/I([VXLCDM])$/$1/ or $str =~ s/([VXLCDM])$/$1I/; return $str; } sub dec { my $str = uc shift; $str =~ s/IL$/XLVIII/ or $str =~ s/IX$/VIII/ or $str =~ s/IV$/III/ or $str =~ s/CM$/DCCCXCIX/ or $str =~ s/CD$/CCCXCIX/ or $str =~ s/XC$/LXXXIX/ or $str =~ s/XL$/XXXIX/ or $str =~ s/III$/II/ or $str =~ s/II$/I/ or $str =~ s/([VXLCDM])I$/$1/ or $str =~ s/([VXL])$/I$1/ or $str =~ s/D$/CDXCIX/ or $str =~ s/M$/CMXCIX/ or $str =~ s/C$/XCIX/; return $str; }