Converting a 15-character all-numeric string from ASCII to 2-3 unsigned longs

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I have a web page which allows a user to enter a number between 0 and 999999999999999. The entered value is then received by the microcontroller as an ascii string. So, I have an ascii sting of varying length and I want to convert it to unsigned long integers, such that the lowest 5 decimal places are in one variable, the middle 5 if they exist are in the second variable and the highest 5 if they exist are in the third variable. I am not even sure where to begin.

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var1 = inputValue % 100000;
var2 = (inputValue / 1000000) % 100000;
etc.

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It's a string...

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Can't you use a for loop:
l = string length.
place=1
for (i=0;i<5; i++{
unsigned_long_intege1 += (ascii_string[(l-1)-i] - 48)* place;
place *= 10;
}
etc. for the other 2 longs?

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I'm trying to follow you here, but not sure I do...
If the number entered is "564732" how do I get var1 to have the value 64732 and var2 to have the value 5?
If the number is "1234" This one is fairly straightforward, as I just check strlen () <= 5...
If the number is "63453294031" how do I get var1 to have the value 94031, var2 to have the value 34532 and var3 to have the value 6?

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Take a look at substring. Better yet, have three input fields on the web page.

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Make sure the index is > 0;
second long:
for (i=5;(i<10 && ( (l-1) >= i ); i++{

the zero index array always confuses me so i<10 could be 1 out but you should get the idea.

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I don't quite get it...

Luckily, the microcontroller supports long long integers, so I can use strtoull() and then break it up like railroader suggested.

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First check to see how many characters you receive.

Then convert the last 5 (or less) to a long.

If more than 5 characters, remove the last 5 characters.

Repeat two more times for the remaining longs.

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Well example code:

void print1(char s[]){
  byte l,i;
  unsigned long l1,l2,l3,place;
  i=0;
  l=0;
  while (s[l] != 0){ l++; }
  place=1;
  l1 = 0;
  //unsigned long t =0;
  Serial.println();
  Serial.print("s: ");
  Serial.println(s);
  for (i=0;(i<5 && i<l); i++){
    l1 += (s[(l-1)-i] - 48)* place;
    place *= 10;
  }
  place=1;
  l2 = 0;
  for (i=5;(i<10 && i<l); i++){
    l2 += (s[(l-1)-i] - 48)* place;
    place *= 10;
  }
  place=1;
  l3 = 0;
  for (i=10;(i<15 && i<l); i++){
    l3 += (s[(l-1)-i] - 48)* place;
    place *= 10;
  }
  Serial.print(F("l1: ") );
  Serial.println( l1 );
  Serial.print(F("l2: ") );
  Serial.println( l2 );
  Serial.print(F("l3: ") );
  Serial.println( l3 );
}
void setup() {
  // put your setup code here, to run once:
  Serial.begin(9600);
  while (!Serial) {
    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for native USB port only
  }
  Serial.println();
  Serial.println(F("Serial connected") );

  print1("564732");
  print1("1234");
  print1("63453294031");

}

void loop() {
  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:

}

And /dev/ttyUSB0


Serial connected

s: 564732
l1: 64732
l2: 5
l3: 0

s: 1234
l1: 1234
l2: 0
l3: 0

s: 63453294031
l1: 94031
l2: 34532
l3: 6
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Yes. My mistake.
How is it stored? In a char array?

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Yes, it's buffered into a char array from the web page submission.

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Here is a deliberately clumsy code, to show the principles, but doing the job.

char inputArray[] = "123456789098765";//Test sample
long v1, v2, v3;


int makenum(char a)
{
  return ( a - 48 );
}
void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  Serial.println("v1");
  v1 = makenum(inputArray[4]);//LSB var1
  Serial.println(v1);
  v1 += 10 * makenum(inputArray[3]);
  Serial.println(v1);
  v1 += 100 * makenum(inputArray[2]);
  Serial.println(v1);
  v1 += 1000 * makenum(inputArray[1]);
  Serial.println(v1);
  v1 += 10000L * makenum(inputArray[0]);/MSB var1
  Serial.println(v1);
  Serial.println("v2");
  v2 = makenum(inputArray[9]);
  Serial.println(v2);
  v2 += 10 * makenum(inputArray[8]);
  Serial.println(v2);
  v2 += 100 * makenum(inputArray[7]);
  Serial.println(v2);
  v2 += 1000 * makenum(inputArray[6]);
  Serial.println(v2);
  v2 += 10000L * makenum(inputArray[5]);
  Serial.println(v2);
  Serial.println("v3");
  v3 = makenum(inputArray[14]);
  Serial.println(v3);
  v3 += 10 * makenum(inputArray[13]);
  Serial.println(v3);
  v3 += 100 * makenum(inputArray[12]);
  Serial.println(v3);
  v3 += 1000 * makenum(inputArray[11]);
  Serial.println(v3);
  v3 += 10000L * makenum(inputArray[10]);
  Serial.println(v3);
}

void loop() {
  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:

}
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