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Re: [Q]: reading hexadecimal numbers from text files [message #24511]

Mon, 02 April 2001 19:00

intrigue
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Registered: April 2001

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In article <MPG.1532c233dd7e5ef6989dbc@news.frii.com>, davidf@dfanning.com
(David Fanning) wrote:

> David Fanning (davidf@dfanning.com) writes:
>
>> I have no idea how to read 'CS' into a short integer, but
>> hexadecimal values are quite straightforward.
>
> Well, "no idea" is perhaps too strong. You can turn
> the string "CS" into a integer value like this:
>
> IDL> variable = "CS"
> IDL> var = Fix(Byte(variable), 0)
> IDL> Print, var
> 21315
>
> I'm just not sure that's what you really wanted to do. :-(
>

Yep, thats it. Didn't realise I could do that with 'Fix'. Might try
reading the manual next time ;-)

Thanks muchly,
erin

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		Re: [Q]: reading hexadecimal numbers from text files By: intrigue on Mon, 02 April 2001 19:00
		Re: [Q]: reading hexadecimal numbers from text files By: John-David T. Smith on Mon, 02 April 2001 17:06
		Re: [Q]: reading hexadecimal numbers from text files By: davidf on Mon, 02 April 2001 17:07
		Re: [Q]: reading hexadecimal numbers from text files By: davidf on Mon, 02 April 2001 16:58

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