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$HEXw.

$HEXw.

Converts hexadecimal data to character data

Category: Character

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details
Comparisons
Examples

Syntax

$HEXw.

Syntax Description

specifies the number of digits of hexadecimal data.

If w=1, $HEXw. pads a trailing hexadecimal 0. If w is an odd number that is greater than 1, then $HEXw. reads w-1 hexadecimal characters.

Default: 2
Range: 1-32767

The $HEXw. informat converts every two digits of hexadecimal data into one byte of character data. Use $HEXw. to encode hexadecimal values into a character variable when your input method is limited to printable characters.

Comparisons

The HEXw. informat reads two digits of hexadecimal data at a time and converts them into one byte of numeric data.

input @1 name $hex4.;

Data Lines Results

----+----1
ASCII EBCDIC

6C6C

11

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