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 BASE(<N base>, <N decimal number>)
 Converts a decimal number (base 10) to a different base value.
 <expC> value of <decimal number> in the mathematical format of <base>.

 Maximum <base> is 36, in the format "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"

 Changes negative <decimal numbers> to positive.


 BASE(  2, -255 ) returns "11111111" (negative number changed to positive)

 BASE(  2,  100 ) returns "1100100"

 BASE( 16,  255 ) returns "FF"
 BASE( 16, -100 ) returns "64"

 BASE( 32, 1023 ) returns "VV"
 BASE( 32,  255 ) returns "7V"
 BASE( 32, -100 ) returns "34"

 BASE( 36, 1295 ) returns "ZZ"
 BASE( 36,  255 ) returns "73"
 BASE( 36, -100 ) returns "2S"

 Hazard
    Does not accurately convert negative numbers, so the
    absolute value is used to produce all positive numbers.


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See Also: BASE10() BIN() DEC() HEX()

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