Re: Create a numeric hash from a text string?

On Mon, November 14, 2005 12:41 pm, Brian Dunning wrote: > 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. :) Why an integer?... For that matter, down in the guts, it's all just an integer, technically... Do you need a 32-bit integer for some reason? Something involving md5, substr, and http://php.net/pack should sort of work. You're probably better off re-thinking your "needs to be an integer" requirement, though, honestly, unless there is some really really compelling driving external force at work. -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm