Source code in the freebasic programming language

Dim As String initial, encoded, decoded

Function RLDecode(i As String) As String
    Dim As Long Loop0
    dim as string rCount, outP, m
    
    For Loop0 = 1 To Len(i)
        m = Mid(i, Loop0, 1)
        Select Case m
        Case "0" To "9"
            rCount += m
        Case Else
            If Len(rCount) Then
                outP += String(Val(rCount), m)
                rCount = ""
            Else
                outP += m
            End If
        End Select
    Next
    RLDecode = outP
End Function

Function RLEncode(i As String) As String
    Dim As String tmp1, tmp2, outP
    Dim As Long Loop0, rCount
    
    tmp1 = Mid(i, 1, 1)
    tmp2 = tmp1
    rCount = 1
    
    For Loop0 = 2 To Len(i)
        tmp1 = Mid(i, Loop0, 1)
        If tmp1 <> tmp2 Then
            outP += Ltrim(Rtrim(Str(rCount))) + tmp2
            tmp2 = tmp1
            rCount = 1
        Else
            rCount += 1
        End If
    Next
    
    outP += Ltrim(Rtrim(Str(rCount)))
    outP += tmp2
    RLEncode = outP
End Function

Input "Type something: ", initial
encoded = RLEncode(initial)
decoded = RLDecode(encoded)
Print initial
Print encoded
Print decoded
End