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| $HEXw. |
| Language element: | informat |
| Category: | character |
| Width range: | 1 to 32767 |
| Default width: | 2 |
| OpenVMS specifics: | ASCII character-encoding system |
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| $HEXw. |
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The $HEXw. informat is similar to the HEXw. informat. The $HEXw. informat converts character values that are stored as the hexadecimal equivalent of ASCII character codes to the corresponding character values. The conversion is based on the ASCII character-encoding system.
In the ASCII system, the conversion for 8-bit hexadecimal input (x'80' and above) is for the Multinational Character Set, which includes national characters such as Ä and ß. For more information about the Multinational Character Set, see Guide to Using OpenVMS.
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