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IPLong ( number )

Creates a real IP address of an IP long number

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Dick Impens - Show more from this author MaltaCode https://maltacode.com

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

Let ( [ temp1 = Int(number / (256 * 256 * 256)); tempLong = number - (temp1 * 256 * 256 * 256); temp2 = Int(tempLong / (256 * 256)); tempLong = tempLong - (temp2 * 256 * 256); temp3 = Int(tempLong / 256); tempLong = tempLong - (temp3 * 256); temp4 = Int(tempLong); tempLong = tempLong - temp4 ]; temp1 & "." & temp2 & "." & temp3 & "." & temp4 ) Click to copy

Converts a IP Long number to a real usable IP address.

This is used by a lot of php/mysql programmers as a IP Long number uses less space in the database, being a number (int) instead of a text (varchar).
Indexing is faster.

This function converts the number (int) back to a real IP addres, that can be used on the web or servers.

 

Comments

		Sep 29, 2013
Thanks, this may be just what I need. Is there one to do the opposite, just in case I need to go back from an IP to an integer? Thanks

		Dick Impens, MaltaCode Sep 30, 2013
Just posted a new function IP2IPLong. Will showup here as soon as it is approved.

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