Working with Bjorn's suggestion, you could do this
(('0'#~' '&=) , (#~ ' '&~:)) 5j0 ": 0034
00034
(('0'#~' '&=) , (#~ ' '&~:)) 5j0 ": 34
00034
(('0'#~' '&=) , (#~ ' '&~:)) 5j0 ": 340
00340
(('0'#~' '&=) , (#~ ' '&~:)) 5j0 ": 3040
03040
every result would be a 5 character string though.
Cheers, bob
> On Sep 23, 2016, at 1:23 PM, Björn Helgason <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> # 6j0 ": 000345
> 6
>
>
> On 23 Sep 2016 20:12, "Skip Cave" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I have a verb that users can enter, followed by a 2-5 digit number that the
>> user enters.
>>
>>
>> The input is typed in as a verb followed by a number, but the number can
>> have leading zeros
>>
>>
>> ": 123
>>
>> 123
>>
>> #": 123
>>
>> 3 NB. What I would expect
>>
>> ": 1305610
>>
>> 1305610
>>
>> #": 1305610
>>
>> 7 NB. Also expected
>>
>>
>> ":012
>>
>> 12
>>
>> #":012
>>
>> 2 NB. 😠 Not what I expected.
>>
>>
>> ":000345
>>
>> 345
>>
>> #":000345
>>
>> 3
>>
>>
>> ":00034500
>>
>> 34500
>>
>> #":00034500
>>
>> 5
>>
>>
>>
>> NB. 😵 It drops leading zeros instead of just converting them to text!
>>
>>
>> It doesn't drop internal zeros or trailing zeros, just leading zeros and
>> only zeros. Not very consistent.
>>
>>
>> I need to have the numeric input typed after a verb be converted to a
>> character string that is an exact copy of the input number. I could require
>> that the input be quoted, but would prefer to not have require that.
>>
>>
>> Skip
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Skip Cave
>> Cave Consulting LLC
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