Re: Hmmmmmm

 BBS: Inland Empire Archive
Date: 12-08-92 (15:37)             Number: 380
From: VICTOR YIU                   Refer#: NONE
  To: PETE DUDESEK                  Recvd: NO  
Subj: Re: Hmmmmmm                    Conf: (2) Quik_Bas
 -=> Quoting Pete Dudesek to All <=-

 PD> A$ = HEX$(100)

 PD> A& = &hA$

Do this instead:

A& = VAL("&H" + A$)

It is slow.

... Ooops!  I dropped my mode`1(*&5.[z"q/-en$+b  NO CARRIER
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