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...Convert a String to an Unique number?
Autor: Alfredo Fernandes
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///////////////////////////////////////////////
//This function Convert a string to a number,
//is useful when you need to index strings.
//Every string will become a different number.
///////////////////////////////////////////////


type 
  
UInt64 = 0..9223372036854775807;

function Unc(s: string): UInt64;
var
  
x: Integer;
begin
  
Result := 0;
  for x := 1 to Length(s) do Result := Result + ((Ord(s[x])) shl ((x - 1) * 8));
end;


 

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