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Reality V15.0 ()
CHECKSUM Function (DataBasic) (m618703+checksum_f.htm)
Returns a number equal to the checksum of the specified string.
CHECKSUM(expression)
expression is any valid DataBasic expression or any string, substring, or value; expressed as a variable name, a value, or a string enclosed in quotes.
The system calculates the checksum by summing the results of multiplying each character value by its position in the string. Thus, the checksum of the string "ABC" would be:
65 * 1 + 66 * 2 + 67 * 3 = 398
CKSUM = CHECKSUM("123")
Returns the checksum of string 123.
Y = CHECKSUM(X)
PRINT Y
Prints the checksum of string X.