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Converts a number into a string using an arbitrary radix/base from 2 to 80. Uses all characters allowed by Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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| function Convert-Radix | |
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| <# | |
| .SYNOPSIS | |
| Converts a number to a string using an arbitrary radix/base. | |
| .DESCRIPTION | |
| The `Convert-Radix` function converts a number to a string, using an arbitrary radix/base. The resulting string can | |
| be used as a filename. The function uses letters a-z then characters "!#$%&''()+,-;=@^_`{}~", for numbers | |
| above 9 and below 60. It doesn't use upper case letters (because Windows is case-insensitive) and characters that |