From: antony.clements@bigpond.com   
      
   "Raoul Watson"  wrote in message   
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   > 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"   
      
   Thanks, I didn't know there was an internal function. This would work fine   
   for integers, but what if the value is only a single byte, or a long, or a   
   double? Would this also work for turning a value into a hex value?   
      
   In another part of my code I am taking a integral double (no decimal points)   
   and converting it to hex, manipulating the hex value and converting it back,   
   it's all very resource consuming.   
      
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