How to write a HEX string into a file as HEX using REXX

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Raja Reddy picture Raja Reddy · Dec 25, 2009 · Viewed 8.6k times · Source

I have a string 'RAJA' which should be written into a file as HEX data. Here are sample codes which help me to describe the issue. Case(a)

name = 'RAJA'   
name = C2X(name) /* Hex value = '52414A41' */
QUEUE name.

Output to the file: 52414A41

But if we use HEX data directly to write into file it's working fine Case(b)

name = '52414A41'X
QUEUE name.

Output to the file: RAJA

Issue: In case(a) when the string was converted into HEX using C2X, it returns a HEX data string not a HEX data. But in case(b) as HEX data was written to file. My question is how to let REXX interpreter know that the variable 'name' in case(a) has HEX data and to be written it as HEX. Hope i made the issue clear. Lemme tread towards a solution.

Answer

Bruce Martin picture Bruce Martin · Dec 30, 2009

You could also use the x2c function

say x2c(52414A41)

displays RAJA

For most of the functions like c2x reversing the characters does the reverse

i.e.

say d2c(c2d(10))

say c2d(d2c(10))

say x2d(d2x(10))

all display 10

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