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zolookas

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Convert hex string to ascii?
« on: December 29, 2007, 09:51:47 pm »
How can i convert hex string to ascii (normal string)?
Like this: '48656C6C6F' -> 'Hello'

antonio

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RE: Convert hex string to ascii?
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2007, 02:31:02 am »
function IntToHex(Value: Integer; Digits: Integer): string;

zolookas

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RE: Convert hex string to ascii?
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2008, 04:43:24 pm »
Function HexToStr(s: String): String;
Var i: Integer;
Begin
  Result:=''; i:=1;
  While i<Length(s) Do Begin
    Result:=Result+Chr(StrToIntDef('$'+Copy(s,i,2),0));
    Inc(i,2);
  End;
End;

apexcol

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Re: Convert hex string to ascii?
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2017, 04:01:57 am »
this is an example of using a faster code... %)
Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]
  1. function Hex2Str(const s:String):String;
  2. var                    {comments to edgarrod71@gmail.com}
  3.   c:PChar;
  4.   h:String[2]='';  {Uses less memory because this is ShortString}
  5. begin
  6.   Result:='';
  7.   for c^ in s do begin
  8.     h+=c^;
  9.     if h[0]=#2 then begin
  10.       Result:=Result+Chr(StrToInt('$'+h));
  11.       h[0]:=#0;  {you can change this by h:=''}
  12.     end;
  13.   end;
  14. end;
  15.  
I know it's a little late for this answer, but I was not available all this time...  8-)

apexcol

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Re: Convert hex string to ascii?
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2017, 08:56:11 am »
I remembered that the first solution only works for traditional Pascal strings, so they must use a ShortString variable to make it work, but here is a better solution even faster than the other ones...
Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]
  1. function Hex2Str2(const s:String):String;
  2. var              {comments to edgarrod71@gmail.com}
  3.   c:Pchar;
  4.   h:String[2]='';
  5. begin
  6.   Result:='';
  7.   c:=@s[1];
  8.   while c^<>#0 do begin
  9.     h+=c^;
  10.     inc(c);
  11.     if h[0]=#2 then begin
  12.       Result:=Result+Chr(StrToInt('$'+h));
  13.       h[0]:=#0;
  14.     end;
  15.   end;
  16. end;
  17.  
I hope you enjoy it... I tried that with a 1.000.000 length String...  >:D
« Last Edit: June 11, 2017, 09:01:34 am by apexcol »

Ondrej Pokorny

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Re: Convert hex string to ascii?
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2017, 10:33:53 am »
FYI: "Result:=Result+C" for strings is not fast at all. Basically you are shooting at your memory manager.

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Re: Convert hex string to ascii?
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2017, 11:57:43 am »
Did not test if it's faster, just another way to solve something :)

Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]
  1. function Hex2Str2(const s:String):String;
  2. var
  3.   c: char;
  4.   i, n, h: integer;
  5.  
  6. begin
  7.   SetLength(Result, Length(s) div 2);
  8.   for i := 1 to Length(s) do begin
  9.     c := s[i];
  10.     case c of
  11.       '0'..'9': n := Ord(c) - Ord('0');
  12.       'A'..'F': n := Ord(c) - Ord('A') + 10;
  13.       else Exit('Invalid hex string');
  14.     end;
  15.     if Odd(i)
  16.     then h := n
  17.     else Result[i div 2] := Chr(h << 4 + n);
  18.   end;
  19. end;

wp

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Re: Convert hex string to ascii?
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2017, 01:01:31 pm »
Did not test if it's faster
A factor 10-20.

ASerge

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Re: Convert hex string to ascii?
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2017, 04:42:22 pm »
Prefer to use RTL
Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]
  1. program Project1;
  2.  
  3. {$APPTYPE CONSOLE}
  4. {$LONGSTRINGS ON}
  5.  
  6. uses Classes;
  7.  
  8. function HexStrToStr(const HexStr: string): string;
  9. var
  10.   ResultLen: Integer;
  11. begin
  12.   ResultLen := Length(HexStr) div 2;
  13.   SetLength(Result, ResultLen);
  14.   if ResultLen > 0 then
  15.     SetLength(Result, HexToBin(Pointer(HexStr), Pointer(Result), ResultLen));
  16. end;
  17.  
  18. function StrToHexStr(const S: string): string;
  19. var
  20.   ResultLen: Integer;
  21. begin
  22.   ResultLen := Length(S) * 2;
  23.   SetLength(Result, ResultLen);
  24.   if ResultLen > 0 then
  25.     BinToHex(Pointer(S), Pointer(Result), Length(S));
  26. end;
  27.  
  28. const
  29.   CHello: string = 'Hello world';
  30. begin
  31.   Writeln(StrToHexStr(CHello));
  32.   Writeln(HexStrToStr(StrToHexStr(CHello) + '21'));
  33.   ReadLn;
  34. end.

Almir.Bispo

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Re: Convert hex string to ascii?
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2017, 11:14:59 pm »
Most easy Way is:

Code: Pascal  [Select][+][-]
  1. { TForm1 }
  2. uses strutils;
  3. function hex_to_asci(hex:string):string;
  4. var i,j:integer;
  5.     conc:string;
  6.     a:byte;
  7. begin
  8. for i:= 1 to (length(hex) div (2) ) do
  9. begin
  10. j:=(i*2)-1;
  11. a:=byte( strutils.Hex2Dec(copy(hex, j ,2) ) );
  12. conc := conc+ char(a);
  13. end;
  14. result:= conc;
  15. end;
  16. //how to use it
  17. procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
  18. begin
  19. memo1.text:=hex_to_asci('41424344');
  20. end;
  21.  
  22.  
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« Last Edit: July 25, 2017, 12:14:52 am by Almir.Bispo »
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