NH> What's the necessity of this base?  [base-36, that is]

WM> It's (relatively) efficient -- it uses the minimum number of digits
WM> to cover the maximum range of values, assuming that you're limited
WM> to 1-9 and A-Z as digits. (In OPX, for example, a three-letter
WM> extension in base 36 covers areas 0 through 46655.)

Now that I stop to think for a minute I can realize that if only decimal 
numerics and alphas are being converted, a table-driven application 
would probably be the fastest way to convert ASCII to EBCIDIC.  This 
must be another one of those times when I should hit my forehead with 
the heal of my palm.

WM>  NH> Base 32, however, can be used as:
WM>  ...
WM>  NH>  sprintf(TargetStr, "0x%x", Source);

WM> Um, that's base 16.

Blush... you're right.

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