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$HEXw.

$HEXw.



Converts hexadecimal data to character data

Category character
Width range: 1-32767
Default width: 2
Alignment: left
Windows specifics: ASCII character-encoding system


Syntax
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Syntax

$HEXw.

w
specifies width of the input value.


Details

The $HEXw. informat is like the HEXw. informat in that it reads values in which each hexadecimal digit occupies 1 byte. Use the $HEXw. informat to encode hexadecimal information into a character variable when your input data are limited to printable characters. The conversion is based on the ASCII character set.

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