Hi Tim
>> tup-to-num 207.69.132.8
== 3477439496
HTH
-Larry
-----------code-------------------
REBOL [
Title: "Convert IP to number"
Author: "Larry Palmiter"
Date: 31-Jul-2000
File: %tup-to-num.r
Comment: {
Must be decimal because REBOL
does not support 32 bit unsigned.
Assumes 4 items in tuple
}
]
tup-to-num: func [x /local out][
out: 0.0
x: head reverse parse to-string x "."
repeat j 4 [
out: out + (256.0 ** (j - 1) * to-integer x/:j)
]
]
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 10:17 PM
Subject: [REBOL] converting I.P. Addresses to integer
> Hello:
>
> How can an I.P. address be converted to an integer?
>
> to-integer 207.69.132.8
> Is illegal as far as rebol is concerned, but
> when you really think of it:
> 207.69.132.8 really represents a 32-bit integer
> right?
>
> So, is there any easy way to do this, or do I have
> to convert it to a string, parse it and to some
> bit-wise shifting?
>
> TIA
> Tim
