#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;

use Inline 'BC';   # Little languages are cool.

sub base {
    my ($number, $base) = @_;
    my $r = mybase ($number, $base);
    # bc returns groups of digits separated by spaces
    # if the base is larger than 16. 
    # Mangle the return value if the base is at most 36,
    # but leave it like it is if the base is above 36.
    if ($base > 16 && $base <= 36) {
        $r =~ s/([1-9][0-9])/chr(ord('A')+$1-11)/ge;
        $r =~ s/[0\s]+//g;
    }
    $r
}

use Inline 'BC';
print base(1000000,36), "\n";

__DATA__
__BC__
define mybase(a, b){
    obase=b
    return(a)
}


KEKR

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in thread convert numbers to a different (arbitrary) base by hostyle

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