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HexToDec ( hexString )

converts a hexadecimal number string into a decimal number

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Theo Ros - Show more from this author

  Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

// converts a hexadecimal number string into a decimal number If ( IsEmpty ( hexString ) ; 0 ; Let( [ rest = Left ( hexString ; Length ( hexString ) - 1 ) ;           char = Upper ( Right ( hexString ; 1 ) ) ] ; // bail out if a non hex digit is encountered If ( Position ( "0123456789ABCDEF" ; char ; 1 ; 1 ) ; Substitute( char ; ["A";10]; ["B";11]; ["C";12]; ["D";13]; ["E";14]; ["F";15] )           + ( 16 * HexToDec ( rest ) ) ) ) ) Click to copy

converts a hexadecimal number string into a decimal number. The DecToHex is easily found, but not the other way around.. This is to fill that gap.

 

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