>>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

retval equals string "Joe" which is hex 0x4A6F65. So...

if "Joe"=0x4A6F65
  do something
endif