RosettaCodeData/Task/Roman-numerals-Decode/TechBASIC/roman-numerals-decode.basic

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Main:
!------------------------------------------------
! CALLS THE romToDec FUNCTION WITH THE ROMAN
! NUMERALS AND RETURNS ITS DECIMAL EQUIVELENT.
!
PRINT "MCMXC = "; romToDec("MCMXC") !1990
PRINT "MMVIII = "; romToDec("MMVIII") !2008
PRINT "MDCLXVI = "; romToDec("MDCLXVI") !1666
PRINT:PRINT
PRINT "Here are other solutions not from the TASK:"
PRINT "MCMXCIX = "; romToDec("MCMXCIX") !1999
PRINT "XXV = "; romToDec("XXV") !25
PRINT "CMLIV = "; romToDec("CMLIV") !954
PRINT "MMXI = "; romToDec("MMXI") !2011
PRINT:PRINT
PRINT "Without error checking, this also is 2011, but is wrong"
PRINT "MMIIIX = "; romToDec("MMIIIX") !INVAID, 2011
STOP
FUNCTION romToDec(roman AS STRING) AS INTEGER
!------------------------------------------------------
! FUNCTION THAT CONVERTS ANY ROMAN NUMERAL TO A DECIMAL
!
prenum=0!num=0
ln=LEN(roman)
FOR i=ln TO 1 STEP -1
x$=MID(roman,i,1)
n=1000
SELECT CASE x$
CASE "M":n=n/1
CASE "D":n=n/2
CASE "C":n=n/10
CASE "L":n=n/20
CASE "X":n=n/100
CASE "V":n=n/200
CASE "I":n=n/n
CASE ELSE:n=0
END SELECT
IF n < preNum THEN num=num-n ELSE num=num+n
preNum=n
next i
romToDec=num
END FUNCTION