Re: Character conversion

On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 1:52 PM, John McKee <jmmckee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In the event that the two digits were 7 and 8, in a character
string, the hex values (zoned) would be F7F8.  Goal is to
convert zoned to unsigned packed, so F7F8 converts to 78
not 4E.

I believe I messed up earlier in terminology.

I am still confused by your terminology. How does your earlier
example of 105 fit into all of this? You said you wanted to get 105
into a single byte. Are you saying that was completely wrong? If so,
where does your 105 come from; is it a number or a string; and what do
you want to convert it to?

(Hint: Use punctuation to reduce the chance of misunderstanding.
'105' is a three-character string. 105 is the number 105 that every
nonprogrammer understands. x'105F' is a two-byte hex value (and
happens to be the packed decimal representation of positive 105).
Even if you have already gotten what you need from this thread, it
would be helpful for the future to use common notational conventions.)

John Y.