function FBString(lon, cad$)
	# Definimos la función String en BASIC256
	cadena$ = ""
	for a = 1 to lon
		cadena$ += cad$
	next a
	return cadena$
end function

function RLDecode(i$)
	rCount$ = "" : outP$ = ""

	for Loop0 = 1 to length(i$)
		m$ = mid(i$, Loop0, 1)
		begin case
			case m$ = "0"
				rCount$ += m$
			case m$ = "1"
				rCount$ += m$
			case m$ = "2"
				rCount$ += m$
			case m$ = "3"
				rCount$ += m$
			case m$ = "4"
				rCount$ += m$
			case m$ = "5"
				rCount$ += m$
			case m$ = "6"
				rCount$ += m$
			case m$ = "7"
				rCount$ += m$
			case m$ = "8"
				rCount$ += m$
			case m$ = "9"
				rCount$ += m$
			else
				if length(rCount$) then
					outP$ += FBString(int(rCount$), m$)
					rCount$ = ""
				else
					outP$ += m$
				end if
		end case
	next Loop0

	RLDecode = outP$
end function

function RLEncode(i$)
	outP$ = ""
	tmp1 = mid(i$, 1, 1)
	tmp2 = tmp1
	rCount = 1

	for Loop0 = 2 to length(i$)
		tmp1 = mid(i$, Loop0, 1)
		if tmp1 <> tmp2 then
			outP$ += string(rCount) + tmp2
			tmp2 = tmp1
			rCount = 1
		else
			rCount += 1
		end if
	next Loop0

	outP$ += replace(string(rCount)," ", "")
	outP$ += tmp2
	RLEncode = outP$
end function

input "Type something: ", initial
encoded$ = RLEncode(initial)
decoded$ = RLDecode(encoded$)
print initial
print encoded$
print decoded$
end