From: WatsonR@IntelligenCIA.com   
      
   Antony Clements wrote:   
   > I have a hex string consisting of 64 characters, and I want to take every   
   > two characters and convert them to their respective byte value (eg FF =   
   > 255). Is there a fast and eficient way of doing this, or does it have to be   
   > done manually?   
   >   
   >   
      
   I would use the VB internal ability to convert hex:   
      
   Private Function Hex2Dec(h$) As Integer   
      h$ = "&H" & h$   
      Hex2Dec = Val(h$)   
   End Function   
      
   So you'll get 255 when you pass "FF"   
      
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