Craig Cardimon <> wrote: > I need to be able to catch numeric percentages that have been spelled > out within text files. > > Take a number, such as 25. Spell it out as twentyfive or twenty-five > and follow it with either the sign "%" or the word "percent". I am > aware of CPAN's Number-Spell-0.04, but you need to know the integer > already. > > How can I tell if the text preceding a % or percent actually spells > out a number? > > Any hints, tips, or suggestions would be appreciated.
My hint, tip or suggestion would be to search CPAN (http://search.cpan.org). You might find modules like Lingua::EN::FindNumber and Lingua::EN::Words2Nums which would seem to be of use, as well as in the ppm archive. HTH -- Brian Raven ================================= Atos Euronext Market Solutions Disclaimer ================================= The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and solely for the intended addressee(s). Unauthorised reproduction, disclosure, modification, and/or distribution of this email may be unlawful. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete it from your system. The views expressed in this message do not necessarily reflect those of Atos Euronext Market Solutions. L'information contenue dans cet e-mail est confidentielle et uniquement destinee a la (aux) personnes a laquelle (auxquelle(s)) elle est adressee. Toute copie, publication ou diffusion de cet email est interdite. Si cet e-mail vous parvient par erreur, nous vous prions de bien vouloir prevenir l'expediteur immediatement et d'effacer le e-mail et annexes jointes de votre systeme. Le contenu de ce message electronique ne represente pas necessairement la position ou le point de vue d'Atos Euronext Market Solutions. _______________________________________________ ActivePerl mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
