Convert hex string to decimal

[Martin Schmalenbach]

We have the wonderful HEX$() and BIN$() functions.

Do we have plans for the reverse - an extension to the VAL() function to cope with HEX and BIN strings being supplied?

[kelli217]

It's been discussed on the Discord. I believe it's underway.

[Martin Schmalenbach]

Thanks for letting me know - sounds good!

[mobluse]

I have written an X16 BASIC program to convert between arbitrary bases called baseconv.bas:
https://github.com/mobluse/chargen-make ... seconv.bas
You can paste it into the emulator.
Usage example:

RUN
IN BASE,OUT BASE,NUMBER? 16,10,ABCD
BASES:
 IN I= 16
 OUT O= 10
43981

READY.
RUN
IN BASE,OUT BASE,NUMBER? 10,16,43981
BASES:
 IN I= 10
 OUT O= 16
ABCD

READY.

[Martin Schmalenbach]

Fantastic - thank you !

[mortarm]

I have written an X16 BASIC program to convert between arbitrary bases called baseconv.bas:
https://github.com/mobluse/chargen-make ... seconv.bas
You can paste it into the emulator.
Usage example:

RUN
IN BASE,OUT BASE,NUMBER? 16,10,ABCD
BASES:
 IN I= 16
 OUT O= 10
43981

Now that's classic micro programming. There were a ton of such programs in the early days of home computing. These days, however, you can find a ton of these online, which are more useful thanks to the multi-tasking OSes we have today.