>Is there any way I can do a comparison from char to hex?
>
>

>retval=FREAD(f,3)
>if retval=0x4A6F65
>  do something
>endif
>

Assuming that your return value is a string (such as "0x4A6F65") and that the retval equals this

IF EVALUATE(retval) = 4878181 THEN
  * Do something
ENDIF