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checkdigitCalculator
This is a calculator written in Go to process a text file of a large list of UPCs calculating their Check Digits.
Instructions
Windows
Create Directory and "Install" Program
- Create a directory, that you will remember and is easy to to type, to copy the binary (checkdigitcalc.exe) into.
- Copy the binary into that directory.
Prepare Text File
- Open a Text Editor and Paste UPCs (taking care to remove any Alphabet characters).
- Save the file with any name you want ending in .txt or .csv in the directory where you put the program. (ie: upcs.txt)
Run the program
- Copy the location of the directory from File Explorer
- Open cmd.exe or PowerShell
- type "cd " (don't forget the space) and press Shift+Insert (or Right Click) and press Enter.
- Back in the commandline program type checkdigitcalc.exe (I like to type check and then press tab).
- The program will ask for the name of the file. Type the name of the text file you created including the extension (.txt or .csv) (ie. upcs.txt)
- When the program finishes, it will exit. Open the answer.txt file that was produced/rewritten by the program.