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VBA code to convert hex to string

Asked by: sxxgupta

Can someone please help me in converting the 'arg1' field from hex to ascii or simple text in an Access database query.  I have attached the Excel file that contains the data output from a MySQL ODBC database.  I want to make sure no text is truncated in the conversion process and that all "carriage return" are eliminated.  I have no idea how to accomplish this conversion.

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2009-09-28 at 08:27:56ID24767115
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Access Architecture/Design

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Access Coding/Macros

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SQL Query Syntax

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Answers

 

by: boag2000Posted on 2009-09-28 at 09:55:08ID: 25440995

Based on the data submitted, please post a sample of the expected output.

 

by: sxxguptaPosted on 2009-09-28 at 12:21:56ID: 25442410

Please see attached the expected output.

 

by: boag2000Posted on 2009-09-28 at 12:49:03ID: 25442640

 

by: sxxguptaPosted on 2009-09-28 at 16:11:19ID: 25444422

Thank you for the link.  I am copying and pasting but certain portions of the code lines in my VB window appear in red...................????

 

by: sxxguptaPosted on 2009-09-28 at 16:14:04ID: 25444437


Public Function ToHexString(ByVal sText As String) As String
Dim arrBytes As Integer() = CharsToBytes(sText)
Dim sb As StringBuilder = New StringBuilder
For i As Integer = 0 To arrBytes.Length - 1
sb.Append(String.Format("{0:x2}", Hex(arrBytes(i))))
Next
Return sb.ToString()
End Function

Everthing is in red in the vba window except for Public function...,Next, and end function........

 

by: sxxguptaPosted on 2009-09-28 at 16:23:04ID: 25444505

Boag2000

I've tried several examples from the link, but certain portions of the code get highlighted in red.  I am not good at VB and so do not know what is going on.............sorry.  Perhaps you can help me............?

 

by: boag2000Posted on 2009-09-28 at 17:57:42ID: 25445137

checking now...

 

by: sxxguptaPosted on 2009-09-28 at 19:08:32ID: 25445441

Thank you very much!  I will follow up with you tomorrow.  10:08PM here in the U.S.......

 

by: boag2000Posted on 2009-09-28 at 20:21:57ID: 25445751

First if you were able to get all the values in ExpectedOutput.xls, then why not use whatever method you used to create that???

 

by: boag2000Posted on 2009-09-28 at 20:58:10ID: 25445903

Sorry, the code in the link was for vb.net

Researching VBA/VB6 functions now.

 

by: sxxguptaPosted on 2009-09-29 at 04:00:13ID: 25447541

Hi Boag2000:

I got this code from bytes.com.  I do not get an error when I use the code as a function called in my query.  However, I do not see any string or text either....

Sanj

Public Function Converthex(strHexString As String) As String
Dim intLenOfString As Integer
Dim intCounter As Integer
Dim strBuild As String
  
'Hex String must have a valid length, and it must be an even length
If Len(strHexString) = 0 Or Len(strHexString) Mod 2 <> 0 Then Exit Function
  
intLenOfString = Len(strHexString)
  
For intCounter = 1 To Len(strHexString)
  If intCounter Mod 2 <> 0 Then     'need Hex pairs
    'Retrieve the Value of the Hex Pair, then Convert to a Character,
    'then Append to a Base String
    strBuild = strBuild & Chr$(Val("&H" & Mid$(strHexString, intCounter, 2)))
  End If
Next
 
End Function

                                              
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by: sxxguptaPosted on 2009-09-29 at 04:53:38ID: 25447864

Hi Boag2000:

So I added an extra code line called Converthex = strBuild.  It seems to be working.  I realized I have an additional problem.  Some of the hex text length are 255 characters (an odd number that cannot be converted to hex because conversion occurs in even pairs correct?).  So what I want to do is modify the attached code to first check to see if the hex integer length is 255.  If it is 255, I want to drop the first two characters and the last character.  Then, I want to perform the conversion.....Could you help me with this modification?

sanj

Public Function Converthex(strHexString As String) As String
Dim intLenOfString As Integer
Dim intCounter As Integer
Dim strBuild As String
  
'Hex String must have a valid length, and it must be an even length
If Len(strHexString) = 0 Or Len(strHexString) Mod 2 <> 0 Then Exit Function
  
intLenOfString = Len(strHexString)
  
For intCounter = 1 To Len(strHexString)
  If intCounter Mod 2 <> 0 Then     'need Hex pairs
    'Retrieve the Value of the Hex Pair, then Convert to a Character,
    'then Append to a Base String
    strBuild = strBuild & Chr$(Val("&H" & Mid$(strHexString, intCounter, 2)))
    Converthex = strBuild
  End If
Next
 
End Function
                                              
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by: boag2000Posted on 2009-09-29 at 07:15:09ID: 25449253

Yes, all functions I found that do this are basically the same.

I used this:
See Query, the formula in the Calculated field of the query, and the function.

 

by: sxxguptaPosted on 2009-09-29 at 08:50:19ID: 31634416

Thanks for your time.

 

by: boag2000Posted on 2009-09-29 at 12:33:06ID: 25452515

;-)

Thanks for an interesting and thought provoking question

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