RosettaCodeData/Task/Roman-numerals-Decode/Liberty-BASIC/roman-numerals-decode.basic

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print "MCMXCIX = "; romanDec( "MCMXCIX") '1999
print "MDCLXVI = "; romanDec( "MDCLXVI") '1666
print "XXV = "; romanDec( "XXV") '25
print "CMLIV = "; romanDec( "CMLIV") '954
print "MMXI = "; romanDec( "MMXI") '2011
end
function romanDec( roman$)
arabic =0
lastval =0
for i = len( roman$) to 1 step -1
select case upper$( mid$( roman$, i, 1))
case "M"
n = 1000
case "D"
n = 500
case "C"
n = 100
case "L"
n = 50
case "X"
n = 10
case "V"
n = 5
case "I"
n = 1
case else
n = 0
end select
if n <lastval then
arabic =arabic -n
else
arabic =arabic +n
end if
lastval =n
next
romanDec =arabic
end function