Thread: Making unique integer ID# from a string.

Do it in Python and use a dictionary. It'll probably take you around an hour to install Python, learn everything you need to know and write the script. I wrote a script to tally up and summarize exported Outlook data for my business in about 30 minutes using Python dictionaries - and I'm a total dumbass when it comes to programming.

Originally Posted by MK27

Adak, it will be exactly what I describe because you cannot just guess the first letter and subtract 42 or something. Using ASCII values you would need three digits for each letter, so the highest real value, if "zzz", would be array[122122122].

@MK, I use int's to count Sudoku puzzle permutations that number in the thousands of trillions, in Turbo C. Your limits with int's are your own.

Originally Posted by tabstop

Start at 0 (array indices start at 0). Every time you get a new name, add one.

What's wrong with this one?

Here you guys are arguing about hashing functions...

There's nothing wrong with a Master Control Number scheme, which was mentioned previously - nothing wrong with my substitution scheme, either.