Brian Dunning's FileMaker Custom Functions

Bin2Dec ( bin ; dmy )

Converts binary number to decimal number

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  Sample input:
Bin2Dec ( 1100101010110001 ; 0 )
  Sample output:
51889

  Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

This function converts binary number to decimal number by the help of recursive function feature of FileMaker Pro. The parameter dmy must be blank or zero for initial condition.

Syntax:Bin2Dec ( binaryNumField ; "" ) or
Syntax:Bin2Dec ( 1010111 ; 0 )

 

Comments

ashan   ashan, sri lanka
Apr 26, 2015
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John Segers   John Segers
May 9, 2019
Thanks a lot for your function because I am terrible at recursions. I want to use this functions to check a puzzle for errors. My Question is...
 
John Segers   John Segers
May 9, 2019
Thanks a lot for your function because I am terrible at recursions. I want to use this functions to check a puzzle for errors. My Question is... Is it true that you only get the same decimal output if the binairy input is the same? I think it is because the only way to get 5 is if you write 101 but is that also true for larger numbers?
 
John Segers   John Segers
May 9, 2019
Oh and I don't understand what dmy means so what is its function?
 

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