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Re: Convert hex string to number [message #44342 is a reply to message #44341] Fri, 03 June 2005 13:26 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
R.G. Stockwell is currently offline  R.G. Stockwell
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"Michael Wallace" <mwallace.no.spam@no.spam.swri.edu.invalid> wrote in
message news:11a1dbmnro4e0f9@corp.supernews.com...
> Assume you have a hexadecimal number stored as a string. How do you
> convert this string to a numeric data type? I can easily convert a number
> into a hex string, but how do you go the other way?
>
> -Mike


IDL> s = 'f'

IDL> reads, s,out,format='(z)'

IDL> help,out

OUT FLOAT = 15.0000
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