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Is Shape Data converting strings that look like hex values to decimal?

  • September 9, 2024
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In a shape data field that I’m using for text values, when I enter “0B1” as part of a sequence I’m constructing, the field converts it to “1”. This may be a unique scenario and I’m not going to spend time testing other hex values, but is anyone else aware of this? I’m also using an Edge browser and I don’t know if it might be doing this thinking it is “fixing” my input.

Best answer by Kelsey Gaag

Hi @rhett prft

Thank you for posting in the community! It appears that the code is converting ‘0B1’ into 1 because it is reading as a binary number. If you would like to workaround this behavior, I would recommend changing this combination by either inserting a period or replacing the zero with the letter O. This would prevent the code from converting the number to binary. 

Hope this helps!

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Kelsey Gaag
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  • September 10, 2024

Hi @rhett prft

Thank you for posting in the community! It appears that the code is converting ‘0B1’ into 1 because it is reading as a binary number. If you would like to workaround this behavior, I would recommend changing this combination by either inserting a period or replacing the zero with the letter O. This would prevent the code from converting the number to binary. 

Hope this helps!