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AnyBaseToDec ( number ; base )

Converts any base to decimal (max 32 base)

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Sample input:

AnyBaseToDec(1024; 32)

Sample output:

100

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

If(IsEmpty(number); 
	0;
	Let([
		conversion_table="0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUV";
		power=Length(number)-1;
		dec_value=Position(conversion_table; Left(number;1); 1; 1) - 1;
		result=base^power * dec_value
	];

		result + AnyBaseToDec(Right(number; power); base)
	)
)

Converts any base string/number back to a decimal base number.

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