For this example, also possible

strtofile(chr(0x74), "C:\Test.txt")

>Like a charm!
>
>>Christian,
>>
>>

>>STRTOFILE(strconv("74", 16), "C:\Test.txt")
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>>>Yes, it should be raw binary data. My question is, how do I create the file of binary data from VFP?
>>>
>>>I cannot just say:
>>>

>>>STRTOFILE(Hex2Bin("74"),"C:\Test.txt")
>>>

>>>
>>>The output would be an ASCI file with the content of "01110100".
>>>
>>>
>>>>Isn't that just raw binary data? Read it from a file and send it (with FileToStr() or FREAD). If you really need a string there's CreateBinary() and STRCONV() which can turn data into blobs that can be sent over COM.
>>>>
>>>>+++ Rick ---
>>>>
>>>>>Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>>A client needs to get a raw iso message, which we need to send to their application.
>>>>>
>>>>>The message requires the data to be sent in raw binary format.
>>>>>
>>>>>As a comparison, I have the hex values to the left, and the binary values to the right, to see how that should translate.
>>>>>
>>>>>I played with Hex2Bin, but the output is different than what I see here, I get the '0' and '1' notation as string, but it should look like this:
>>>>>
>>>>>

>>>>>00 00 00 74 60 00 03 00 00 02 00 30 38 05 80 20	...t`......08.€ 
>>>>>

>>>>>
>>>>>Anybody did something like this before?