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def char_by_order(ord) | |
case ord | |
when 0..25 # lower case alphabet | |
offset = 'a'.ord | |
when 26..51 # upper case alphabet | |
offset = 'A'.ord | |
ord -= 26 | |
else # number | |
offset = '0'.ord | |
ord -= 52 | |
end | |
return (ord + offset).chr | |
end | |
def name_by_order(ord, len) | |
name = "" | |
for i in 0..len-1 | |
name += char_by_order( (ord % (62)) ) | |
ord /= 62 | |
end | |
return name.reverse | |
end |
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