From: Ammar Ali <ammarabuali@...>
Date: 2010-07-22T12:34:12+09:00
Subject: Re: Text to Binary

On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 6:03 AM, Umm Whyshouldisay
<kipthemudkip@yahoo.com> wrote:
> No, what I mean is, I'm trying to translate text to ternary. So, I want
> to check EACH AND EVERY individual character and, depending on ASCII
> values, turn the characters into the number in ternary that represents
> that ASCII value. So, for example, in hex, an ! mark is 21. In decimal,
> that's 33. In ternary, that's 001020. I would keep going on in this
> manner and translate every single character into its respective ASCII
> number (in ternary).

To avoid solving people's homework, only hints are usually given.
String#unpack is the way. Hint: look at the C and c format specifiers.
Another hint, Array#map.
If you share some code that shows that you've tried to solve it, it
makes it easier for others to take the time and help.

HTH,
Ammar