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Re: Convert String to Hexadecimal Number [message #39398 is a reply to message #39397]

Tue, 11 May 2004 15:44

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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David Fanning writes:

> I guess I could figure this out, eventually, but it has already
> been a long day, and it's getting longer...
>
> Suppose I have a string, 'e4f3', representing a hexadecimal
> number. Does anyone have a good algorithm for converting
> this to a decimal number? (I mean without having to
> remember any of that 8th grade base8, base16 nonsense.)

Whoa! I came up with this about 5 seconds after I hit
the SEND button. Is this legitimate?

var = 'e4f3'
ok = Execute("test = '" + var + "'x")
Print, test
58611

Cheers,

David

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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/

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		Re: Convert String to Hexadecimal Number By: David Fanning on Tue, 11 May 2004 16:00
		Re: Convert String to Hexadecimal Number By: James Kuyper on Tue, 11 May 2004 15:45
		Re: Convert String to Hexadecimal Number By: David Fanning on Tue, 11 May 2004 15:44

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