Hello, I have a problem where I need to make my static variable names unique by appending a unique key string to them. The key is generated from the string representing a file path. I found an algorithm that generates a unique single precision floating point number from the sequence of ASCII characters in the string. My problem is that I want to generate an 8 character sequence of characters (A-P) that represent the eight 4 bit hex characters that make up a 32 bit floating point number. Of course if it were an integer, I would just keep dividing by 16 to get the characters out, but a floating point number will only give me 6 characters that way. It is late, so perhaps it is just brain fade, but if anyone has a clue, I would appreciate the hints. Perhaps 6 characters (23 bits) is "good enough". I am only keying a hundred or so paths. Perhaps I should just make the key four 6 bit characters?
Best regards, Dennis
