ASCII2HEX Routine

ASCII2HEX converts binary data to its hexadecimal format. This routine is the inverse of the HEX2ASCII routine.

Usage

CALL "ASCII2HEX"
   USING ASCII-VALUE, HEX-VALUE

Parameters

ASCII-VALUE PIC X(2)

Input data area containing the ASCII representation of a unit of data

HEX-VALUE PIC X(4)

Output data area to contain the hexadecimal value

Note: When you are defining the parameters, use the exact field sizes specified in the calling conventions above, otherwise the runtime may terminate abnormally.