Converts hexadecimal data to character data.
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w
-
specifies the number of digits of hexadecimal
data.
If w=1, $HEXw. pads a trailing hexadecimal 0. If w
is an odd number that is greater than 1, then $HEXw.
reads w-1 hexadecimal characters.
| Default: |
2 |
| Range: |
1-32767 |
The $HEXw.
informat converts every two digits of hexadecimal data into one byte of character
data. Use $HEXw. to encode hexadecimal values
into a character variable when your input method is limited to printable characters.
The
HEXw.
informat reads two digits of hexadecimal data at a time and converts them
into one byte of numeric data.
input @1 name $hex4.;
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Data Line |
Results |
----+----1
|
ASCII |
EBCDIC |
6C6C
|
ll
|
%%
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