CTOBIN(retval + CHR(0),"4S") = 0x4A6F6500

>Operator/Operand mismatch on my code.
>
>If retval="Joe" it should equal 0x4A6F65 not "0x004A6F65".
>
>? TRANSFORM("Joe", "@0") displays "Joe" not 0x4A6F65.
>
>
>>Your code should work. What seems to be a problem? You can try

IF TRANSFORM(retval, "@0") = "4A6F65"
>>* or
>>retval = "0x004A6F65"
>>
>>

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

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