convert equation formulas to text string

[Peter]

hi,

how can i convert equation formulas to a text string in delphi 5 ?

i'm thinking about eg the microsoft word equation editor, and the formula
typed in has to be converted to a simple text string.

anyone got an idea ?

thanks.

[Fernando Martins]

Hi

Yes!
You may do what everyone does, even Delphi does it, use a parser and a
grammar! Use only unary and binary functions.

Example:

X/2 you could transform it in the string 'Div(X, 2)'.

(X/2) + 4 would be 'Add((Div(X, 2)), 4)'

(X/2) + 4 = 10 would be 'Equal(Add((Div(X, 2)), 4), 10)'

I think this is what you were looking for...

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[Peter]

Hi Fernando,

what i really want, is to make a formula in an equation editor (of in
microsoft word), and automatically convert this to a string (eg
sqrt(a/b)+1600*c).

Peter

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[Fernando Martins]

Hi.

> what i really want, is to make a formula in an equation editor (of in
> microsoft word), and automatically convert this to a string (eg
> sqrt(a/b)+1600*c).

Oh, sorry, did not understood your first post then...
Sorry, but in that I think I cannot help you with...
Maybe exploring the objects that link to MS Word would be a start...

[sup...@bestcode.com]

Delphi 5 or Delphi XE5, either way TbcParser is the way to go! There are formula parsers for many languages at http://www.mathparsers.com/ C++, Java, Objective C, C#, Delphi, COM (vb 6 anyone?) are all covered by a suite of math parser libraries. Most of them support strictly mathematical formulas in the expression to parse. C# version supports strings in the expression as well. Users can define their own variables and user defined functions to use in the expressions.