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program to convert english numeral to roman numeral

 


jkjha
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Jan 23, 2012, 10:46 PM

Post #1 of 12 (3447 views)
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Write a program that will accept a number as input and then will translate it into Roman numerals. Remember that:

1 = I
5 = V
10 = X
50 = L
100 = C
500 = D
1000 = M


hostage
Novice

Jan 24, 2012, 12:24 AM

Post #2 of 12 (3443 views)
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easy!


rovf
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Jan 24, 2012, 12:56 AM

Post #3 of 12 (3441 views)
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Write a program ...
????

What for should I write such a program?


jkjha
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Jan 24, 2012, 1:05 AM

Post #4 of 12 (3440 views)
Re: [rovf] program to convert english numeral to roman numeral [In reply to] Can't Post
Ofcourse in perl...vice-versa is easy but this one seems tough


jkjha
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Jan 24, 2012, 1:06 AM

Post #5 of 12 (3440 views)
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If u know then post it..>I m unable to code and even not found in internet


hostage
Novice

Jan 24, 2012, 1:20 AM

Post #6 of 12 (3431 views)
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at least edit you're post and write an example of input & output maybe it'll be more clear.


saurabhsharma
Novice

Jan 24, 2012, 1:30 AM

Post #7 of 12 (3430 views)
Re: [jkjha] program to convert english numeral to roman numeral [In reply to] Can't Post
Please don't post your homework/class assignments here.

If you really want some help try it out yourself, if you get stuck somewhere we would be more than happy to help.

but don't expect any one to write whole code ("program" in your case) for you.

Anyway you first find the total number of digits passed and then process accordingly lets say if the digit passed is 549, count the digits here its 3 so now you process the first digit(u can use switch case) and get the corresponding value. Likewise do it for all the digits and calculate the roman form.


rovf
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Jan 24, 2012, 1:31 AM

Post #8 of 12 (3429 views)
Re: [jkjha] program to convert english numeral to roman numeral [In reply to] Can't Post
Jkjha,

maybe you misunderstood the purpose of this forum: This is to help people who are starting with Perl. This means, if you have concrete questions about how a certain Perl construct works, or don't see why your program does not work, you find help here. This means that we need to see at least some code, to be able to discuss it.

I thought your intention is to learn Perl, but it seems that you are not a programmer yourself, but looking for someone to implement your program. This is perfectly fine (actually, I earn my living by doing contract programming), but a forum for offering programming jobs would be more appropriate for this kind of posting.

Hope that helps.


rovf
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Jan 24, 2012, 1:33 AM

Post #9 of 12 (3428 views)
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Ofcourse in perl
I did not ask in what language we should write the program, but to what purpose we should write that program? Is this kind of a programming quiz???


jkjha
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Jan 24, 2012, 2:08 AM

Post #10 of 12 (3424 views)
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In Reply To
at least edit you're post and write an example of input & output maybe it'll be more clear.
Input- 15
output- XV

Input-44
output-XLIV


BillKSmith
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Jan 24, 2012, 6:31 AM

Post #11 of 12 (3410 views)
Re: [jkjha] program to convert english numeral to roman numeral [In reply to] Can't Post
Hint: Roman numerals are a base-10 system, the same as decimal. Therefore, for any number, every symbol (digit) in the decimal number has a corresponding symbol in the Roman numeral. The Roman symbol consists of zero to four characters.

Hint: It is easier to determine the decimal place value of each digit if you process the decimal number backwards.
Good Luck,
Bill


rovf
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Jan 24, 2012, 8:17 AM

Post #12 of 12 (3406 views)
Re: [jkjha] program to convert english numeral to roman numeral [In reply to] Can't Post
One more hint, in addition to Bill's:

Don't think about your decimal input as "numbers". Think of it as strings - you don't need arithmetic here.

Have a look at the substr function, which you can use to easily extract the rightmost digit. For example, subst(345,-1) yields 5.

 
 


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