| HTA( ) | Get Hex Value of String | 
HTA(string$[,ERR=stmtref])
  
Where:
| string$ | String expression to convert to Hexadecimal format. | 
| stmtref | Program line number or statement label to which to transfer control. | 
Hex value of your string.
The HTA( ) function returns the hexadecimal value of a given character string. The string returned by the HTA( ) function is always twice the length of the original string and consists solely of the (Hex) characters 0 - 9 and A - F.
A$=hta("CAT") ! yields 434154
 A$=hta("01") ! yields 3031
 A$=hta(bin(10,2)) ! yields 000A