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#130949 - 2004-12-09 11:04 PM Masking User ID
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I am trying to set up an algorithm to mask a user ID in an INI file. Simple example below.

Code:
 
?"Enter USer ID "Gets $userid 
If InStr ($userid,"z")
	$letter="26"
EndIf
$number=SubStr ($userid,2,8)
$moduserid=($number+334455)


I am trying to get the $moduserid to add 334455 to the user number but it keeps appending the number to the end of the actual number.

Ex.
Get User ID: z12345678 ;setting the $userid variable
$moduserid= 1234567334455 ;results


Hope this makes sense.
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#130950 - 2004-12-09 11:11 PM Re: Masking User ID
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Code:

$moduserid=($number+'334455')
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#130951 - 2004-12-09 11:15 PM Re: Masking User ID
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Just remove the brackets.

Code:

$moduserid= $number+334455



Quote:


?"Enter USer ID "Gets $userid
If InStr ($userid,"z")
$letter="26"
EndIf

$number=SubStr ($userid,2,8)
$moduserid=($number+334455)




What does $letter do? Gets filled and not used agian, why fil it then
This is just a part of the script??
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#130952 - 2004-12-09 11:17 PM Re: Masking User ID
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Don't think you can do it quite like that.

Your number would be z which is TEXT and you what? Want to add a number 334455 to the text? Or you want 26 to be added to 334455?
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#130953 - 2004-12-09 11:21 PM Re: Masking User ID
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Both examples gave me the same results appending to the end of $number.


I want to add 334455 to $number


$letter is meant to be appended to the beginning of the final results of $moduserid

$letter + $moduserid


Edited by Fugazi (2004-12-09 11:33 PM)
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#130954 - 2004-12-09 11:34 PM Re: Masking User ID
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Try something more like this....

Code:
?"Enter USer ID "Gets $userid 
If InStr ($userid,"z")
	$letter="26"
EndIf

$number=SubStr ($userid,2,8)
$moduserid=$letter+334455

? 'Mod User ID: ' + $moduserid
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#130955 - 2004-12-09 11:37 PM Re: Masking User ID
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That is still just appending 334455.

'Mod User ID: ' 26334455
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#130956 - 2004-12-09 11:43 PM Re: Masking User ID
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Try removing the quotes from the $letter="26" line like below.

Code:

?"Enter USer ID : "Gets $userid 
If InStr ($userid,"z")
	$letter=26
EndIf

$number=SubStr ($userid,2,8)
$moduserid=$letter+334455

? 'Mod User ID: ' + $moduserid
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#130957 - 2004-12-09 11:43 PM Re: Masking User ID
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When I removed the quotes from $letter=26 it added.

Now I want to add 334455 to the $number variable.
Question: If I do a substr is this treated as text?

If it's treated as text how would I translate it to a numeric expression?



Edited by Fugazi (2004-12-09 11:45 PM)
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#130958 - 2004-12-09 11:44 PM Re: Masking User ID
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I see what you want now. Yes, odd it is not working as I'd expect. Testing some more
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#130959 - 2004-12-09 11:45 PM Re: Masking User ID
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Try adding val to this line

$number=val(SubStr ($userid,2,8))
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#130960 - 2004-12-09 11:47 PM Re: Masking User ID
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Thank you! Adding Val allowed it to process as I was expecting.
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#130961 - 2004-12-09 11:51 PM Re: Masking User ID
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Nope, not a VAL issue

The $letter="26" should be
$letter=26

By placing quotes around it modifies it to text.

Code:
?"Enter USer ID "Gets $userid 
If InStr ($userid,"z")
	$letter=26
EndIf

$number=SubStr ($userid,2,8)
$moduserid=($letter + 334455)

? 'Mod User ID: ' + $moduserid
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#130962 - 2004-12-09 11:51 PM Re: Masking User ID
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Would still like to know:

Is substr treated as text?
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#130963 - 2004-12-09 11:54 PM Re: Masking User ID
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Yes SubStr returns text, which is why the Val() is needed. Whats an example of what you are you entering when prompted for the user ID?
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#130964 - 2004-12-09 11:55 PM Re: Masking User ID
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Quote:

Nope, not a VAL issue

The $letter="26" should be
$letter=26




NTDOC I was trying to work with the $number variable. I actually do want to treat $letter as a text expression to append it to the beginning of the $number variable for the final results.
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#130965 - 2004-12-09 11:56 PM Re: Masking User ID
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Quote:

Yes SubStr returns text, which is why the Val() is needed. Whats an example of what you are you entering when prompted for the user ID?



Sample:

Z1234567
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#130966 - 2004-12-10 12:02 AM Re: Masking User ID
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Okay, sorry. Yes, Al's code works then.

Code:
Break On
?"Enter USer ID " Gets $userid 
If InStr ($userid,"z")
$letter="26"
EndIf
$number=val(SubStr ($userid,2,8))
$moduserid=($number+334455)
? $moduserid
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#130967 - 2004-12-10 12:02 AM Re: Masking User ID
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So something like this should do the trick.

Code:

?"Enter USer ID : "Gets $userid 
If InStr ($userid,"z")
	$letter="26"
EndIf
$number=Val(SubStr($userid,2,8))
$moduserid=$letter+($number+334455)
? 'Mod User ID: ' + $moduserid


You could also use the Int() where Val() is used as well. When I run the above and enter in Z12345678 for the ID it returns 2612680133...
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#130968 - 2004-12-10 12:07 AM Re: Masking User ID
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Once again, thank you all for the help and the really quick responses.
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