BRUCEHEX.

TXT

Aug 25, 1999

Decimal and hexadecimal codes:

for example, "\066\097\116" and "&H426174" are both "Bat"
+--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| dec hex chr | dec hex chr| dec hex chr| dec hex chr| dec hex chr|
+--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| \000 &H00 nul| \052 &H34 4 | \104 &H68 h | \156 &H9C
| \208 &HD0 |
| \001 &H01  | \053 &H35 5 | \105 &H69 i | \157 &H9D | \209 &HD1 |
| \002 &H02  | \054 &H36 6 | \106 &H6A j | \158 &H9E | \210 &HD2 |
| \003 &H03  | \055 &H37 7 | \107 &H6B k | \159 &H9F | \211 &HD3 |
| \004 &H04  | \056 &H38 8 | \108 &H6C l | \160 &HA0 | \212 &HD4 |
| \005 &H05  | \057 &H39 9 | \109 &H6D m | \161 &HA1 | \213 &HD5 |
| \006 &H06  | \058 &H3A : | \110 &H6E n | \162 &HA2 | \214 &HD6 |
| \007 &H07 bel| \059 &H3B ; | \111 &H6F o | \163 &HA3 | \215 &HD7 |
| \008 &H08 bs | \060 &H3C < | \112 &H70 p | \164 &HA4 | \216 &HD8 |
| \009 &H09 tab| \061 &H3D = | \113 &H71 q | \165 &HA5 | \217 &HD9 |
| \010 &H0A lf | \062 &H3E > | \114 &H72 r | \166 &HA6 | \218 &HDA |
| \011 &H0B vt | \063 &H3F ? | \115 &H73 s | \167 &HA7 | \219 &HDB |
| \012 &H0C pg | \064 &H40 @ | \116 &H74 t | \168 &HA8 | \220 &HDC |
| \013 &H0D cr | \065 &H41 A | \117 &H75 u | \169 &HA9 | \221 &HDD |
| \014 &H0E  | \066 &H42 B | \118 &H76 v | \170 &HAA | \222 &HDE |
| \015 &H0F | \067 &H43 C | \119 &H77 w | \171 &HAB | \223 &HDF |
| \016 &H10  | \068 &H44 D | \120 &H78 x | \172 &HAC | \224 &HE0 |
| \017 &H11  | \069 &H45 E | \121 &H79 y | \173 &HAD | \225 &HE1 |
| \018 &H12  | \070 &H46 F | \122 &H7A z | \174 &HAE | \226 &HE2 |
| \019 &H13  | \071 &H47 G | \123 &H7B { | \175 &HAF | \227 &HE3 |
| \020 &H14  | \072 &H48 H | \124 &H7C | | \176 &HB0 | \228 &HE4 |
| \021 &H15  | \073 &H49 I | \125 &H7D } | \177 &HB1 | \229 &HE5 |
| \022 &H16  | \074 &H4A J | \126 &H7E ~ | \178 &HB2 | \230 &HE6 |
| \023 &H17  | \075 &H4B K | \127 &H7F
| \179 &HB3 | \231 &HE7 |
| \024 &H18  | \076 &H4C L | \128 &H80
| \180 &HB4 | \232 &HE8 |
| \025 &H19  | \077 &H4D M | \129 &H81
| \181 &HB5 | \233 &HE9 |
| \026 &H1A eof| \078 &H4E N | \130 &H82 | \182 &HB6 | \234 &HEA |
| \027 &H1B esc| \079 &H4F O | \131 &H83 | \183 &HB7 | \235 &HEB |
| \028 &H1C  | \080 &H50 P | \132 &H84
| \184 &HB8 | \236 &HEC |
| \029 &H1D ???| \081 &H51 Q | \133 &H85 | \185 &HB9 | \237 &HED |
| \030 &H1E ???| \082 &H52 R | \134 &H86 | \186 &HBA | \238 &HEE |
| \031 &H1F ???| \083 &H53 S | \135 &H87 | \187 &HBB | \239 &HEF |
| \032 &H20 sp | \084 &H54 T | \136 &H88 | \188 &HBC | \240 &HF0 |
| \033 &H21 ! | \085 &H55 U | \137 &H89 | \189 &HBD | \241 &HF1 |
| \034 &H22 " | \086 &H56 V | \138 &H8A | \190 &HBE | \242 &HF2 |
| \035 &H23 # | \087 &H57 W | \139 &H8B | \191 &HBF | \243 &HF3 |
| \036 &H24 $ | \088 &H58 X | \140 &H8C | \192 &HC0 | \244 &HF4 |
| \037 &H25 % | \089 &H59 Y | \141 &H8D | \193 &HC1 | \245 &HF5 |
| \038 &H26 & | \090 &H5A Z | \142 &H8E | \194 &HC2 | \246 &HF6 |
| \039 &H27 ' | \091 &H5B [ | \143 &H8F | \195 &HC3 | \247 &HF7 |
| \040 &H28 ( | \092 &H5C \ | \144 &H90 | \196 &HC4 | \248 &HF8 |
| \041 &H29 ) | \093 &H5D ] | \145 &H91 | \197 &HC5 | \249 &HF9 |
| \042 &H2A * | \094 &H5E ^ | \146 &H92 | \198 &HC6 | \250 &HFA |
| \043 &H2B + | \095 &H5F _ | \147 &H93 | \199 &HC7 | \251 &HFB |
| \044 &H2C , | \096 &H60 ` | \148 &H94 | \200 &HC8 | \252 &HFC |
| \045 &H2D - | \097 &H61 a | \149 &H95 | \201 &HC9 | \253 &HFD |
| \046 &H2E . | \098 &H62 b | \150 &H96 | \202 &HCA | \254 &HFE |
| \047 &H2F / | \099 &H63 c | \151 &H97 | \203 &HCB | \255 &HFF |
| \048 &H30 0 | \100 &H64 d | \152 &H98 | \204 &HCC |
|
| \049 &H31 1 | \101 &H65 e | \153 &H99 | \205 &HCD |
|
| \050 &H32 2 | \102 &H66 f | \154 &H9A | \206 &HCE |
|
| \051 &H33 3 | \103 &H67 g | \155 &H9B | \207 &HCF |
|
+--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

BRUCEHEX.TXT

Aug 25, 1999

Notes:
Do not use the &h codes under Windows NT. It automatically translates
those to something else. Use only \xxx codes under NT.
In these routines, you can specify hard-to-enter values using their decimal
or hexadecimal equivalents.
The above table provides a correspondence decimal, hexadecimal, and ASCII
values. For example, if you want to enter the square root symbol, you can
do it either by filling in "\251" or by specifying "&HFB". If you use the
decimal equivalent, you must use the full three digits.
Most of the routines that allow for decimal and hexadecimal equivalents
will generate the above table if you pass in the parameter "/?HEX".
You can also use this table in cases where the characters can be entered
from the keyboard: Press down the Alt key and then type in the digits
shown. Alt-251 will also generate the square root symbol.
WARNING: In most cases, doing Alt-26 is a mistake. It looks like a cute
little arrow but, in fact, DOS treats it as an end-of-file character and
the rest of the file may be ignored as a result.
You can string multiple characters like this together if desired. As the
example shows, "\066\097\116" and "&H426174" are both translated as "Bat".
Stringing decimal equivalents together requires you to use "\" and then the
appropriate three digits for each character entered. Hexadecimal strings
are ended when either a single space (which is ignored) or any non-valid
hexadecimal character is encountered. So "\066&h61\116" will also find
"Bat".
In some cases, especially from the command line, the routines do not allow
you to enter a string that includes an embedded space. You can enter these
with the hexadecimal or decimal equivalent if desired:
/FROM Love\032Me /TO Leave&H20Me
(Some routines allow you to enclose the phrase in double quotation marks as
another way around this problem.)
Note that putting Alt-26 (the end-of-file indicator) in a text file will
cause most routines to presume that the file stops at that point. Use \026
or &H1A instead.
Bruce Guthrie
Wayne Software
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Silver Spring, MD 20910

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