Hey that is pretty cool!
On 5/5/06, Jonathan Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Fri, 5 May 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> If this was a competition, and not merely exhibition, :-) lisp's
> somewhat byzantine "~r" format directive might earn it a shot at
> the prize:
>
> This lisp expression:
>
> (format t "~r~%~r~%~r~%~r~%~r~%" 1 15 91283 4918239 2147483647)
>
> produces this output:
>
> one
> fifteen
> ninety-one thousand, two hundred and eighty-three
> four million, nine hundred and eighteen thousand, two hundred and thirty-nine
> two billion, one hundred and forty-seven million, four hundred and
eighty-three thousand, six hundred and forty-seven
>
>
> (The "~%" format directive is similar to "\n".)
>
> :-)
> Chris
>
>
Wow, we found a use for LISP! Actually, that is cool.
Jonathan
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