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...ecimal to binary or hex works fine, but not binary or hex to decimal and so forth. No doubt the syntax is in some way wrong, but when I test from the CLI and the right values are returned, I have to wonder. Other than a few other define statements, the only other option I have set is scale=5 in my bcrc. In reference to the order of (o|i)base parameters, I have specified obase before ibase [0]. [0] http://docstore.mik.ua/orelly/unix/upt/ch49_03.htm See below for my examples. Thanks! ]$ echo "bin_to_dec(1001)" | bc 1001 # should be decimal 9 ]$ echo "obase=10; ibase=2; 1001&quo...

...gt; the ibase inside a function is simply too late. ibase affects how bc > interprets input. > Thanks Gordon. Big bummer given that behavior. :-/ I had (and did test) definitions for other conversions (though I didn't post them), but this one also drives it home. ~]$ grep bin_to_hex ~/.bcrc define bin_to_hex(b) { obase=16; ibase=2; return b; } ~]$ echo "bin_to_hex(10101011)" | bc 9A2113 # so we're sending in a string with implied base10 ... sure enough matches what BC errantly decided to do ~]$ echo "obase=16; 10101011" | bc 9A2113 ~]$ echo "obase=16; ib...

...gt; 10101011 > > Result: AB, as expected. > Thank you. We're in agreement, your solution _does_ work when piped or interactively. Any order does not work from a definition stanza since base10 is (apparently) not capable of being overrode with definitions. tmp]$ grep bin_to_hex ~/.bcrc #define bin_to_hex(b) { obase=16; ibase=2; return b; } define bin_to_hex(b) { ibase=A; obase=A; obase=16; ibase=2; return b; } tmp]$ echo "bin_to_hex(10101011)" | bc 9A2113 tmp]$ echo "ibase=A; obase=A; obase=16; ibase=2; 10101011" | bc AB tmp]$ echo "obase=16; ibase=2; 10...

On Aug 28, 2015, at 9:50 AM, Gordon Messmer <gordon.messmer at gmail.com> wrote: > > On 08/28/2015 07:15 AM, Mike - st257 wrote: >> Thoughts as to why my BC functions aren't properly converting between bases? >> >> Decimal to binary or hex works fine, but not binary or hex to decimal and >> so forth. > > I'm not an expert in bc, so I might be

On Aug 31, 2015, at 10:05 AM, Mike - st257 <silvertip257 at gmail.com> wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 11:15 AM, Warren Young <wyml at etr-usa.com> wrote: > >> ibase=A and obase=A > > Not sure how this helps me with my most recent example of bin_to_hex where > the ibase within the define clause wasn't honored. That?s because your bin_to_hex function