HexToByte Conversion

The following is a generic routine to convert hexadecimal data to byte data. The byte data can then be written, using the BinaryWriter class in Visual Studio.

Sample Code

C#

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try
{
   TAeClienExport[] exports = ws.getSystemExportsBasic();

   string outData = ws.executeExportOperation(exports[0]);
   byte[] byteData = HexToByte(outData.Substring(2));

   string filename = "exports.csv"; 
   BinaryWriter binWriter = new BinaryWriter(File.Open(filename, FileMode.Create));

   binWriter.Write(byteData);
   binWriter.Close();

}
catch (Exception ex)
{
   MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}

return;

private static byte[] HexToByte(string hex)
 {
    byte[] raw = new byte[hex.Length / 2];
    for (int i = 0; i < raw.Length; i++)
    {
        raw[i] = Convert.ToByte(hex.Substring(i * 2, 2), 16);
    }
    return raw;
  }