radixstr(
radixstr(
RADIX
,
VALUE
)

The radixstr( function converts a number into a text item containing the equivalent number in a radix between 2 and 36.

Parameters

This function has two parameters:

radix – is the base for the numbering system you are converting to. You may specify any base from 2 to 36, or you can specify the radix as binary (same as 2), octal (same as 8) or hex (short for hexadecimal, same as 16).

value – is the number you want to convert. If the radix is 2, 16, binary, or hex the number can be a raw binary data value.

Description

The radixstr( function converts a number into a text item containing the equivalent number in a radix between 2 and 36. See Non Decimal Numbers for background information on hex, octal and binary numbers.

    radixstr("hex",1234) ☞ 00000000000004D2
    radixstr(16,1234) ☞ 00000000000004D2
    radixstr(8,1234) ☞ 2322
    radixstr(2,1234) ☞ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010011010010
    radixstr(36,1234) ☞ YA
    radixstr("binary",1234) ☞ 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010011010010
    radixstr("hex","abcd") ☞ 61626364

The radixstr( function can also be used to convert a binary data value to hexadecimal text. When a binary data value is used, hexadecimal (base 16) is the only available option.

    radixstr("hex",longword(59833456)) ☞ 70FC9003
    radixstr(16,longword(59833456)+longword(98384950)+longword(374958392)) ☞ 70FC9003363CDD0538695916

Error Messages

radixstr( function error: radix must be from 2–36, or ‘hex’, ‘octal’ or ‘binary’. – Choose a radix between base 2 and base 36.

See Also

- bigendianbinaryvalue( -- converts big endian binary data (a byte, word, or longword) into an unsigned number (see Binary Data).
- Binary Data -- Panorama allows a formula or procedure to work with raw binary data.
- binarydatabuild( -- builds a binary value by scanning a database and assembling individual binary values for every record (including unselected records) in the database.
- binarytotext( -- converts binary data into text, optionally using a specified encoding.
- binaryvalue( -- converts binary data (a byte, word, longword, or longlongword) into a number (see Binary Data).
- byte( -- converts a number into a single byte of binary data (see Binary Data).
- bytearray( -- extracts a value from an array of bytes (see [Binary Data]).
- bytepattern( -- converts a byte count to text: 543 Bytes, 543 Kb, 123 Mb, 3.2 Gb
- chunkarray( -- extracts a binary "chunk" from binary data (see Binary Data).
- Data Arrays -- A numbered collection of data values.
- Data Dictionaries -- Overview of Panorama's key/value data dictionaries.
- hex( -- converts a text item containing a hexadecimal number into a standard number (decimal).
- hexbyte( -- converts a limited range of decimal numbers to a two-digit hexadecimal number expressed as a text string.
- hexlong( -- converts a decimal number to an eight-digit hexadecimal number expressed as a text string
- hexstr( -- converts a number to text formatted as a hexadecimal number.
- hextobinary( -- converts a sequence of hexadecimal digits into a raw binary data value.
- hexword( -- converts a decimal number to a four-digit hexadecimal number expressed as a text string.
- littleendianbinaryvalue( -- converts little endian binary data (a byte, word, longword, or longlongword) into an unsigned number (see Binary Data).
- longlongword( -- converts a number into a 64 bit longword (8 bytes) of binary data (see Binary Data).
- longlongwordarray( -- extracts a value from an array of 64 bit longlongwords (see [Binary Data]).
- longword( -- converts a number into a 32 bit longword (4 bytes) of binary data (see Binary Data).
- longwordarray( -- extracts a value from an array of 32 bit longwords (see [Binary Data]).
- radix( -- converts a text item containing a number in a radix between 2 and 36 into a decimal number.
- signedbinaryvalue( -- converts binary data (a byte, word, longword, or longlongword) into a signed number (see Binary Data).
- texttobinary( -- converts text into binary data, optionally using a specified encoding.
- word( -- converts a number into a single word (2 bytes) of binary data (see Binary Data).
- wordarray( -- extracts a value from an array of 16 bit words (see Binary Data).

History

Version | Status | Notes
10.0 | Updated | Carried over from Panorama 6.0, but now supports any base between 2 and 36, not just 2, 4, 8 and 16. Also now supports input binary data using the binary data type, instead of the text type.