Using hexadecimal values in FM/CICS

In many FM/CICS panels, you can view and enter decimal values as text characters or as hexadecimal values. To help you quickly convert decimal values to hexadecimal or hexadecimal values to decimal values, FM/CICS provides a simple converter tool, in the form of two primary commands.

To convert a decimal value to its equivalent hexadecimal value:

  1. On the command line of any panel, enter DX followed by the decimal value.

    FM/CICS displays the results in a message at the bottom of your screen.

For example, if you enter DX 10 on a FM/CICS command line, then FM/CICS displays the following message box: 
┌───────────────────────┐
│ Dec 10 = hex 0000000A │
└───────────────────────┘

To convert a hexadecimal value to its equivalent decimal value:

  1. On the command line of any panel, enter XD followed by the hexadecimal value.

    FM/CICS displays the results in a message at the bottom of your screen.

For example, if you enter XD 10 on a FM/CICS command line, then FM/CICS displays the following message box: 
┌───────────────────────┐
│ Hex 00000010 = dec 16 │
└───────────────────────┘

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