Subj : "On the Fly" Hex-numb conversion ... ???
To   : Charles Dye
From : Gerald Miller
Date : Fri Feb 08 2002 05:59 pm

From: Gerald.Miller@f512.n342.z1.cereal.mv.com (Gerald Miller)
Subject: "On the Fly" Hex-numb conversion ... ???

Hello Charles,

  Friday February 08 2002 14:39, Charles Dye wrote to Gerald Miller:

 CD> From: raster@highfiber.com (Charles Dye)

<snip>

 >> >> I am seeking a "4DOS" solution of performing the subject
 >> >> and performing specific tasks based the converted address.
 >> >> For example:
 >> >>
 >> >>    0000FE05
 >>
 >> CD> Well, you can plug a hex number directly into @EVAL if
 >> CD> you just prepend an 0x to it:
 >> CD>
 >> CD>    echo %@eval[0x0000fe05]
 >>
 >> CD> Would display the equivalent decimal number.  Not sure
 >> CD> whether that's exactly what you're trying to do, but I
 >> CD> expect you get the general idea.
 >>
 >> I tried it from the commandline as you have typed it above.
 >>
 >>    syntax error "0x0000fe05"
 >>
 >> I suspect that there could be more to converting....  ???

 CD> It works fine for me.  Are you using an older version of 4DOS?

Version 6.02B (Build 131).  It's not that old!

           Thanks ... Gerald
--
|Fidonet:  Gerald Miller 1:342/512
|
| Origin: The Cereal Port BBS (603)899-3335 199.125.78.133 (1:132/152)


---
 # Origin:  (1:132/152.4)
 * Origin: Baddog BBS (1:218/903)

.