Handling binary data stream

[Feng]

Hi,

I need a VB.Net function that reads in a stream of binary data coming in
from a legacy data source. The data are actually hex numbers in binary format
but the problem is that I don't know how handle it in my VB program. All I
need is to be able to transform those bytes into hex, such as 'oxF9', but
right now all I can see are un-readable binary data. What is the best way to
do this kind of work?

Thanks

feng

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Re: Handling binary data stream

Feng,

Bytes holds hex numbers, hex is nothing more than a representation of the
binary format hold in a byte.

Your problem will be to find what structure/format is used for that stream.

The worst that can happen for you can be if even instead of ASCII, EBCDIC is
used, as by instance IBM mainframes do.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBCDIC

I hope this helps somehow to find your solution

Cor

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Re: Handling binary data stream

"Feng" <Feng@discussio ns.microsoft.co m> schrieb:[color=blue]
> All I need is to be able to transform those bytes into hex, such as
> 'oxF9', but
> right now all I can see are un-readable binary data.[/color]

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Dim i As Integer = 234234234
MsgBox("ox" & Hex(i))
MsgBox("ox" & i.ToString("X") )
MsgBox("ox" & Convert.ToStrin g(i, 16))
///

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