.CONVERT NUM TO HEX PR

This subroutine converts a decimal number to a hex pair of alpha characters.

Usage:

    PASS        <hex pair>                FIELD           SHARE? Y
    PASS        <decimal_number>          FIELD           SHARE? N
    GOSUB   --- .CONVERT NUM TO HEX PR
     *       Check for errors
    IF      --- .CONVERT NUM TO HEX PR    NE

Description:

This subroutine converts a number to a hex pair of alpha characters. Both parameters are required, the subroutine will CANCEL if they are not PASSed.

<hex_pair> returns the hexidecimal equivalent of <decimal_number> (Required). This must be PASSed with Share "Y" to return the result.

<decimal_number> is the value you want converted (Required). This be an integer in the range 0-255.

If you want to convert a string of characters to hexidecimal, see .CONVERT BYTES TO HEX. To convert a hexidecimal number to decimal, see .CONVERT HEX PR TO NUM.

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-- PeteBrower - 2011-08-12