Re: The lost key

On 4/3/2025 11:35 PM, Richard Heathfield wrote:

On 04/04/2025 06:25, Chris M. Thomasson wrote:

I am not sure how to parse your digits.

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parse: To split (a file or other input) into pieces of data that can be easily manipulated or stored.
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#include <stdio.h>
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int main(void)
{
   const char *n = "2848946260538157918367000863848772571624155941440309147181104105973715236751171631344619365840571789679960410281613417934986777121883758077560638903472467639058855049200348722101154699044086248542415920664015225727415899850657037735752534925855988988353704308168166863736592675374332918563267446593496370465749720916683750171432485759516454914993922696517880445639301838174305259484964231962391422203389205533519311439222811085530388606270980794008927920197026957965757301408456000582523271531688939279895920555612097719886773783452558708547";
   printf("The number is %s\n", n);
   return 0;
}
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Job done.
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The digits are digits. The number is a number. What is it that you think you need to parse?
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 I was thinking about taking the digits in pairs and just dumping printable character at first. Then I thought well, kind of looks like SCOS, ahhh shit. Need more time. Then I thought of adding up all of the digits just for fun, then I got lost in the weeds. Not sure how the digits relate to one another. Again, lost in the god damn forest. wandering around, thinking out loud. then I had to get back to work on other things.