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Re: Function to compress text, not encrypt

From: Maryann Atkinson <maryann_30_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 15:21:18 -0500
Message-Id: <5.2.1.1.2.20040312152029.01aaa270@pop.netaddress.com>


What are you going to be compressing?
Numbers or strings?

11 is a two-digit number, are there more of the same?

maa

At 03:14 PM 3/12/2004, you wrote:
>Hi, is there a function to compress test
>for example 11 you can compress to K (11th letter).
>to optimize storage in data rarely queried.
>
>Thanks



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