&HEX

Returns the hexadecimal equivalent of a decimal number.

&HEX decimalnumber

&HEX provides a means of converting a decimal number to its hexadecimal equivalent. &HEX is a built-in function and must be used to the right of an assignment statement.

Operands:

decimalnumber

Examples: &HEX

&NUM = &HEX 66635    -* &NUM is set to FFFF 
&A = &HEX &1 
&NUM = &HEX 00123    -* &NUM is set to 7B 
&NUM = &HEX -2088976 -* &NUM is set to FFE01FF0

Notes:

The maximum decimal value that is processed is 2147483647 (2,147,483,647), which returns the value 7FFFFFFF. The minimum decimal value that is processed is -2147483648 (-2,147,483,648), which returns the value 80000000.
Up to 15 digits (maximum), is accepted. That is, 000002147483647 is valid.
An invalid decimal value, or one too large, results in a procedure error.

More information:

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