>>Is there a way in VFP to convert a string to a hex value?
>>like if I get the string "<]" to convert it to "0xC35D"?
>
>
>FUNCTION str2hex
> LPARAMETERS pcStr
>
> LOCAL lnCnt, lcHex
>
> lcHex = ""
> lnCnt = len(pcStr)
> DO WHILE lnCnt > 0
> lcHex = RIGHT(TRANSFORM(ASC(SUBSTR(pcStr, lnCnt, 1)), "@0"), 2) + lcHex
> lnCnt = lnCnt - 1
> ENDDO
>
> return iif(!empty(lcHex), "0x"+lcHex, "")
>ENDFUNC
>
>
> Not tested, but hope it helps,
For the working version see FAQ#7909.
:)
Nick Neklioudov
Universal Thread Consultant
3 times Microsoft MVP - Visual FoxPro
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