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darksteel88 · 06-10-2009, 09:05 AM

So I'm trying to read in a specific file type (.pkm), which is translating to ASCII code normally (expected). I want to convert that ASCII code into hex. However, every attempt I have tried has failed, I often got a message saying I could not convert it to type long.

Code:

Dim file As String
        Dim data1 As String

        file = "D:\Documents and Settings\owner\Desktop\Pokemon\7-10-08_10ANNIV_ENG_Lugia.pkm"

        FileOpen(1, file, OpenMode.Binary)

        Do While Not EOF(1)
            Input(1, data1)
            Console.WriteLine(data1)
        Loop

        Console.ReadLine()

The Do While Not loop is fairly useless because I confirmed that it is all read in as a single string, and it is two lines long. I tried putting Hex(data1) above the writeline but I get the cannot convert to long error. Any help is appreciated.

06-10-2009, 09:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
darksteel88 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 114 OS: XP Pro SP2;Vista Home Premium SP1	Converting string to hex in VB express So I'm trying to read in a specific file type (.pkm), which is translating to ASCII code normally (expected). I want to convert that ASCII code into hex. However, every attempt I have tried has failed, I often got a message saying I could not convert it to type long. Code: Dim file As String Dim data1 As String file = "D:\Documents and Settings\owner\Desktop\Pokemon\7-10-08_10ANNIV_ENG_Lugia.pkm" FileOpen(1, file, OpenMode.Binary) Do While Not EOF(1) Input(1, data1) Console.WriteLine(data1) Loop Console.ReadLine() The Do While Not loop is fairly useless because I confirmed that it is all read in as a single string, and it is two lines long. I tried putting Hex(data1) above the writeline but I get the cannot convert to long error. Any help is appreciated.