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Convert from/to ASCII-8 bit
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ascii_convert.rb
my_string = "jackmacrack"
my_string_ascii = ""
my_string.each_char { |c| my_string_ascii += "#{c.ord}".rjust(3, '0') } #padding to 3 char, otherwise it's impossibile to reconvert
puts my_string_ascii # => 106097099107109097099114097099107
my_original_string = ""
my_string_ascii.scan(/.../).each {|c| my_original_string += c.to_i.chr }
puts my_original_string # => jackmacrack
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