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Convert ( number ; from ; to )

Units converter for kitchen use ;-)

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Marco Terrile - Show more from this author ChefMaTe http://www.chefmate.it

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/* I use this function in recipes to convert the value of "number" "from" a unit measure "to" another . The function works with weight and capacity measure units: g. hg. kg. oz. fl.oz. gal. l. ml. cl. dl. cup. tsp. tbsp. lb and pint are recognized almost in any combination. Marco Terrile 2005 */ Let ( [ in = Lower(Filter( Trim (from); "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz")); out = Lower(Filter( Trim (to); "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz")); eq= in & out ]; If(in = out; number; If( Left( eq;1) = "l"; Case( eq = "lbg" ; number * 453,592427; eq = "lbhg" ; number * 4,53592427; eq = "lbkg" ; number * ,453592427; eq = "lboz" ; number * 16; eq = "lbtsp" ; number * 96; eq = "lbtbsp" ; number * 32; eq = "lfloz" ; number * 33,814022201611; eq = "ldl" ; number * 10; eq = "lcl" ; number * 100; eq = "lml" ; number * 1000; eq = "ltsp" ; number * 202,884119489; eq = "ltbsp" ; number * 67,628067271; eq = "lcup" ; number * 4,2267534898; eq = "lpint" ; number * 2,114164904863; eq = "lgal" ; number * ,264172037284 ) ; Case( eq = "tbspg" ; number * 14,175; eq = "tbsphg" ; number * ,15; eq = "tbspkg" ; number * ,015; eq = "tbspoz" ; number * ,5; eq = "tbsplb" ; number * ,03125; eq = "tbsptsp" ; number * 3; eq = "tspg" ; number * 4,725; eq = "tsphg" ; number * ,04725; eq = "tspkg" ; number * ,004725; eq = "tspoz" ; number * ,166666666667; eq = "tsplb" ; number * ,010416666667; eq = "tsptbsp" ; number * ,333333334; eq = "ozg" ; number * 28,35; eq = "ozhg" ; number * ,2835; eq = "ozkg" ; number * ,02835; eq = "ozlb" ; number * ,0625; eq = "oztsp" ; number * 6; eq = "oztbsp" ; number * 2; eq = "kgg" ; number * 1000; eq = "kghg" ; number * 10; eq = "kgoz" ; number * 35,27336; eq = "kglb" ; number * 2,202643171806168; eq = "kgtsp" ; number * 211,64021164021; eq = "kgtbsp" ; number * 70,546737213404; eq = "hgg" ; number * 100; eq = "hgkg" ; number * ,1; eq = "hgoz" ; number * 3,52733686067; eq = "hglb" ; number * ,2202643171806168; eq = "hgtsp" ; number * 200; eq = "hgtbsp" ; number * 66,6666667; eq = "gkg" or eq = "mll" ; number * ,001; eq = "goz" ; number * ,0352; eq = "glb" ; number * ,002202643171806168; eq = "gtsp" ; number * ,21164021164; eq = "gtbsp" ; number * ,070546737213; eq = "gall" ; number * 3,785412; eq = "galdl" ; number * 37,85412; eq = "galcl" ; number * 378,5412; eq = "galml" ; number * 3785,412; eq = "galcup" ; number * 16; eq = "galpint" ; number * 8; eq = "galfloz" ; number * 128; eq = "galtsp" ; number * 768; eq = "galtbsp" ; number * 256; eq = "tbspl" ; number * ,01478676; eq = "tbspdl" ; number * ,1478676; eq = "tbspcl" ; number * 1,478676; eq = "tbspml" ; number * 14,78676; eq = "tbspcup" ; number * ,0625; eq = "tbsppint" ; number * ,03125; eq = "tbspfloz" ; number * ,5; eq = "tbsptsp" ; number * 3; eq = "tbspgal" ; number * ,00390625; eq = "tspl" ; number * ,004928922; eq = "tspdl" ; number * ,04928922; eq = "tspcl" ; number * ,4928922; eq = "tspml" ; number * 4,928922; eq = "tspcup" ; number * ,020833333333; eq = "tsppint" ; number * ,010416666667; eq = "tspfloz" ; number * ,166666666667; eq = "tsptbsp" ; number * ,333333333333; eq = "tspgal" ; number * ,001302083366; eq = "flozl" ; number * ,02957353; eq = "flozdl" ; number * ,2957353; eq = "flozcl" ; number * 2,957353; eq = "flozml" ; number * 29,57353; eq = "flozcup" ; number * ,125; eq = "flozpint" ; number * ,0625; eq = "floztsp" ; number * 6; eq = "floztbsp" ; number * 2; eq = "flozgal" ; number * ,0078125; eq = "pintl" ; number * ,473; eq = "pintdl" ; number * 4,73; eq = "pintcl" ; number * 47,3; eq = "pintml" ; number * 473; eq = "pintcup" ; number * 2; eq = "pintfloz" ; number * 16; eq = "pinttsp" ; number * 96; eq = "pinttbsp" ; number * 32; eq = "pintgal" ; number * ,125; eq = "cupl" ; number * ,2365882; eq = "cupdl" ; number * 2,365882; eq = "cupcl" ; number * 23,65882; eq = "cupml" ; number * 236,5882; eq = "cuppint" ; number * ,5; eq = "cupfloz" ; number * 8; eq = "cuptsp" ; number * 48; eq = "cuptbsp" ; number * 16; eq = "cupgal" ; number * ,0625; eq = "mldl" or eq = "cll" or eq = "ghg" ; number * ,01; eq = "mlcl" or eq = "cldl" or eq = "dll" ; number * ,1; eq = "mlcup" ; number * ,004237288136; eq = "mlpint" ; number * ,002114164904862579; eq = "mlfloz" ; number * ,033814022202; eq = "mltsp" ; number * ,202884119489; eq = "mltbsp" ; number * ,067628067271; eq = "mlgal" ; number * ,000264172037; eq = "clcup" ; number * ,042267534898; eq = "clpint" ; number * ,021141649049; eq = "clfloz" ; number * ,338140222016; eq = "cltsp" ; number * 2,02884119489; eq = "cltbsp" ; number * ,67628067271; eq = "clgal" ; number * ,002641720373; eq = "dlcl" or eq = "clml" ; number * 10; eq = "dlml" ; number * 100; eq = "dlcup" ; number * ,4237288136; eq = "dlpint" ; number * ,2114164904863; eq = "dlfloz" ; number * 3,381402220161; eq = "dltsp" ; number * 20,2884119489; eq = "dltbsp" ; number * 6,7628067271; eq = "dlgal" ; number * ,0264172037284 ) ) ) ) Click to copy

I use this function in recipes to convert the value of "number" "from" a unit measure "to" another . The function works with weight and capacity measure units: g. hg. kg. oz. fl.oz. gal. l. ml. cl. dl. cup. tsp. tbsp. lb and pint are recognized almost in any combination.
(Updated 16/06/2005: Bug fixed with Case () function: no more than 128 matches are allowed...)

 

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