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From: "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid>
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Subject: Re: How to convert a string containing two hex digits to a character?
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:26:39 -0500
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In article <hi0m2j$df4$1@news.albasani.net>,
 Leslie <jlturriff@centurytel.net> wrote:

> I need to be able to convert a string variable containing two
> hexadecimal digits (e.g. "7C") to its equivalent character
> value.

It's not directly related to your question, but you might enjoy looking 
at this program for converting the other way:

<http://sites.google.com/site/drjohnbmatthews/hexdump> 

-- 
John B. Matthews
trashgod at gmail dot com
<http://sites.google.com/site/drjohnbmatthews>