Thanks a lot. That was great. Can you let me know how to convert the resulting noun back into a list of numbers.
Thanks. On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 2:55 AM, Jabran Noor <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I want to add up the digits in a long 50-digit number. > > > > Specifically, my question is > > > > 1. How to convert a number into a string... e.g. convert 12324343456456 > into > > a text format. I understand that using *":* works > > 2. Now, in the output from 1, I want to insert a blank space between each > > letter. I am struggling to do that. I tried reshaping etc but not getting > > the desired results. What is one single verb which will do the trick for > me. > > If you wanted step 2 for an end in itself, you might do something like > this: > N=: <.@o. 10^50x > ,' ',.":N > 3 1 4 1 5 9 2 6 5 3 5 8 9 7 9 3 2 3 8 4 6 2 6 4 3 3 8 3 2 7 9 5 0 2 8 > 8 4 1 9 7 1 6 9 3 9 9 3 7 5 1 0 > > If the first space was undesirable, you could then drop it... > }.,' ',.":N > > But, as other people have demonstrated, it can be wise to omit > intermediate goals that you do not need. > > -- > Raul > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
