The original question did talk about converting a numeric to a string.  You
do want to look at the DECIMAL, OCTAL and HEX functions.

Denys

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From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
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Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 12:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Numeric to a string in MPE/ix?

Got the answer...was really easy (thanks, James R.).

If anyone is as forgetful as I on this stuff (although I rarely ever
write CMD files), here's the answer:

Setvar newtime  '!HPHOUR:!HPMINUTE'



Have a great week!
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From: Shahan, Ray
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 11:42 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Numeric to a string in MPE/ix?

Hi all,

        I thought, at one time, I had converted a numeric to a string in
MPE, but I either never did, or can't remember how.  The problem I'm
trying to solve is to pass a formatted time to another process via the
hphour and hpminute vars.  For instance hphour = 6 and hpminute = 10, so
the formatted string to pass would be 06:10.

        Any help's greatly appreciated.


TIA,

Ray Shahan
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