So what was the secret and was it human-able. I can code anything. I can't encrypt in my head that well.
Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ross Morrissey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 1:24 PM Subject: RE: [U2] 20 Digit Number > I worked on the back end system for a film sorting robot. It read barcodes > off 35mm film cartridges and I had to generate a bin number based on some > complex logic. I put the logic in a subroutine, made an > I-descriptor-callable shell, then wrapped it in a paragraph that allowed me > to test against tens of thousands of historical transactions to give any > code changes a real workout. No barcodes typed, and as a bonus, the logic > was easily re-deployed to a manual interface later on. > > Thanks, Ross. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Johnson > Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 9:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [U2] 20 Digit Number > > General Question. A client has just taken on a new major customer and we > have to keep track of their product codes. These codes are 20 numbers long > with no real prefixing, suffixing or patterns. > > Is there any way to abbreviate numbers. I know this is a weird question but > I know that I may be entering these codes manually during the testing and/or > installation phase of this project and 20 numbers is a lot of typing. > > I've run out of ideas that simplify as most tend to complicate matters. The > users will eventually be using bar code, scanning off of printed documents. > As I develop, I will not have that benefit. > > I can calculator-enter numbers pretty effeciently given my accounting > background. But 20 digits is a lot. > > I'm open to any ideas even if to know there are none. > > Thanks in advance. > Mark Johnson > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
