// Convert A, B, .... AAA, AAB to number 1,2, ... int StringToNumber(string s) { int r = 0 ; for (int i = 0; i < s.Length; i++) { r = r * 26 + s[i] - 'A' + 1; } return r ; } // Convert number 1, 2, ... to string A, B, ... static string NumbertoString(int n) { string s = "" ; // result int r = 0 ; // remainder while(n != 0) { r = n % 26 ; char ch = ' ' ; if(r == 0) ch = 'Z' ; else ch = (char)(r - 1 + 'A') ; s = ch.ToString() + s; if(s[0] == 'Z') n = n / 26 - 1 ; else n /= 26 ; } return s ; }