ATH() Function - Convert ASCII to Hexadecimal

Syntax

ATH(string{,ERR=lineref})

Description

The ATH() function converts a human-readable hexadecimal string to the internal form.

Parameter

Description

string

Human-readable hexadecimal string. The string argument may contain only 0 to 9, A to F, and a to f. If the length of the string is odd, a zero is assumed at the left of the first character.

ERR=lineref

Branch to be taken if an error occurs during execution.

HTA() is the complementary function to ATH(). For example, ATH(HTA(X$)) returns X$.

Examples

>PRINT ATH("414243")
ABC
2310 LET X$=ATH(HEX$,ERR=9500)

See Also

Functions - Alphabetical Listing