> > i.e. "48 65 6C 6C 6F" becomes "Hello" > > Borland's StrToInt() doesn't work because you have an HEX number, not > decimal. There isn't any VCL function to do that, you can: > > * Use [standard C] strtol function, passing 16 as the base; > * Write some simple function to do the conversion. use the strtol to convert the "48" to 0x48, then cast it to a char to turn the 0x48 to "H" -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics