Hi Ken,

inet_addr() may be the function you're looking for. It's usually called from C
but it can be called from PASCAL, here's one way (that worked for me!):

program inetaddr (input, output);

TYPE

char_array = packed array [1..80] of char;

VAR

ipaddr   : char_array;
inetaddr : bit32;

FUNCTION inet_addr ( VAR IP : char_array ) : bit32;
EXTERNAL;

BEGIN
ipaddr := '192.255.255.255';
inetaddr := inet_addr ( ipaddr );
writeln('192.255.255.255 translates to ', inetaddr:1 );
END.

The program can then be run as:

run inetaddr.prog;xl="/lib/libsocket.sl"

and produces the output:

192.255.255.255 translates to 3238002687

where 3238002687 is C0FFFFFF in hex or
C0 = 192, FF = 255.

Hope this helps!

Bill
HP/CSY

-----Original Message-----
From: Born, Ken <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 4:01 PM
Subject: [HP3000-L] Converting an I.P. Address Dot notation into the numeric equivela nt


>Greetings,
>I used the getenv function to extract the REMOTE_ADDR of my client browser.
>I need to convert the return dot notation of an I.P. Address to the numeric
>equivelent (INTEGER) so I could store this in the database.  I do have
>PASCAL code to do this but it is over 200 lines long.  Does anyone know if
>there is an intrinsic to do this?
>Thanks.....
>