| System Functions |
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| Format | ATH(hex_string$[,ERR=stmtref]) Where: hex_string$ Hex string expression to be converted to ASCII. The string must be an even number of bytes in length and consist of only the characters |
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| 0 (zero) through 9 and A through F. | ||
| stmtref | Program line number or statement label to which to transfer control. | |
| Returns | ASCII value corresponding to string of hex data. | |
| Description | The ATH( ) function converts string containing valid hexadecimal data to ASCII. The ASCII string returned by the ATH( ) function is the converted value of each set of two hex characters to one ASCII character. | |
| Examples | -:h$="414243" -:?ath(h$) ABC ATH ("414240") ! yields AB@ (Hex 40= "@") |
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