ASCII2HEX

ASCII2HEX

The ASCII2HEX library routine converts a string to a hexadecimal number according to the ASCII table.

Syntax:

CALL "ASCII2HEX" USING asciiValue

hexValue

Parameters:

asciiValue	PIC X(n)	Specifies the ASCII characters to be converted.
hexValue	PIC X(n) It should be twice the size of asciiValue	Receives the hexadecimal value of asciiValue.

Examples:

Example - Convert "AZ" state code to its representation in HEX

*> both variables should be pic x(n), however, the hexValue variable

*> should have at least double of the lenght of the asciiValue

move "AZ" to asciiValue

call "ascii2hex" using asciiValue

hexValue

*> hexValue will contain: 415A