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NameDNA ( name )

Creates a numerical equivalant of text.

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Stephen Dolenski - Show more from this author Ocean West Inc. http://fmforums.com

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Let([ d1 = Lower(name); d2 = Filter(d1;"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"); d3 = Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( Substitute ( d2 ; "a" ; "1+" ) ; "b" ; "2+" ) ; "c" ; "3+" ) ; "d" ; "4+" ) ; "e" ; "5+" ) ; "f" ; "6+" ) ; "g" ; "7+" ) ; "h" ; "8+" ) ; "i" ; "9+" ) ; "j" ; "10+" ) ; "k" ; "11+" ) ; "l" ; "12+" ) ; "m" ; "13+" ) ; "n" ; "14+" ) ; "o" ; "15+" ) ; "p" ; "16+" ) ; "q" ; "17+" ) ; "r" ; "18+" ) ; "s" ; "19+" ) ; "t" ; "20+" ) ; "u" ; "21+" ) ; "v" ; "22+" ) ; "w" ; "23+" ) ; "x" ; "24+" ) ; "y" ; "25+" ) ; "z" ; "26+" ) ]; Evaluate(d3&0)) Click to copy

Assign numbers 1 - 26 consecutively to the letters of the alphabet and then add the letters found in name D. Adams you will get 42 i.e.:

Input: D. A D A M S Results: 4 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 13 + 19 = 42

(Coincidentally, 42 is the "answer to the life, the universe, and everything", D(ouglas). Adams is the author of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy)

 

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