That's is wonderfull Hugh..
Nabil

"Hugh Bothwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "David Shugarts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Second poser today:
> >
> > How to use either a MySQL select statement or PHP to produce a roman
> > numeral, starting from an arabic (INT) number in a database?
>
>
> In PHP:
>
>
> function RomanDigit($dig, $one, $five, $ten) {
>     switch($dig) {
>         case 0:    return "";
>         case 1:    return "$one";
>         case 2:    return "$one$one";
>         case 3:    return "$one$one$one";
>         case 4:    return "$one$five";
>         case 5:    return "$five";
>         case 6:    return "$five$one";
>         case 7:    return "$five$one$one";
>         case 8:    return "$five$one$one$one";
>         case 9:    return "$one$ten";
>     }
> }
>
> function IntToRoman($num) {
>     if (($num < 1) || ($num > 3999))
>         return("No corresponding Roman number!");
>
>     $m = $num / 1000;
>     $c = ($num % 1000) / 100;
>     $x = ($num % 100) / 10;
>     $i = $num % 10;
>
>     return(
>          RomanDigit($m, 'M', '', '')
>         .RomanDigit($c, 'C', 'D', 'M')
>         .RomanDigit($x, 'X', 'L', 'C')
>         .RomanDigit($i, 'I', 'V', 'X')
>     );
> }
>
>
> --
> Hugh Bothwell     [EMAIL PROTECTED]     Kingston ON Canada
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>
>
>



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