replacing every character in a text field

[wplate]

I am working on a project where I need the ASCII value for every character in the text field. For example I need to convert

some text

to

115

111

109

101

32

116

101

120

I found this handy custom function for getting the ASCII character value , but I'm having a hard time getting my mind around how to loop through each character in the text field in order to perform the replace.

Thanks.

[Raybaudi]

Hi

are you really on 9 ?

generally how many chars are in that text field ?

[wplate]

I am really on 9. There has not been any reason to upgrade.

The number of characters will vary, but 50 would be typical.

[Raybaudi]

There has not been any reason to upgrade

These are good reasons to upgrade: triggers ( instead of the button that you'll see in my example ) and the Code ( ) function ( that you have to substitute with the Theo Ros's CF ).

BTW: give a try to my example.

Text2Ascii.zip

[Kris M]

Just an untested idea in the attachment but this might work. Their is only a script in this file. Hope it either provides some direction or a laugh. I'm sure someone could come up with a recursive way to do it...

test.zip

[comment]

And why not a custom function?

ASCIIcodesCF.zip

[wplate]

Thank you for the example project, it certainly looks like it does the trick! I'll play with it and see if it will work.

[Kris M]

Once again the definitive solution from Comment...

Um.. you spelled realization wrong..

[Raybaudi]

Oh, yes ! Why not ? :

( ctrl+tab and returns ? )

...

] ;

Case( char = "	" ; 9 ; char = ¶ ; 13 ; code + 31 )

&

Case ( len > 1 ; ¶ & Codes ( Right ( text ; len - 1 ) ) )

)

[wplate]

Wow, comment, thank you! That's even better!

[comment]

Um.. you spelled realization wrong..

I don't think so:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/realisation

[Kris M]

Ok i everybody else on the planet spells realization wrong except me! :smirk:

[comment]

Both are correct.