Posted by "Dan Baker" on 11/14/05 20:57

Quick-n-easy:
int crc32 ( string str ) -- make sure to read the manual about the
unsigned/signed issue.

DanB


"Brian Dunning" <brian@briandunning.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know if there's a handy way to create a numeric hash from a
> text string? I'm trying to generate an integer as a sort of quick & dirty
> checksum for text strings. Needs to be a decimal integer, not hex or
> otherwise. Any clever ideas appreciated. :)
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