I assume that your input data is in VFP char string format (in this case, a single char):

cByteNumberAsASCIIString = str(asc(cMyInputByte))

BTW, sometimes, "life is too short to NOT program in C++" is just as true as "life is too short to program in C++"! Do not minimize C++.

Vlad

> Any code in the UT that will convert a packed digit or byte (meaning 2 digits numbers stored as one byte representation in the binary data) into an ASCII format?
>
> THANKS in ADVANCE. Life is too short to program in C++.