security.HexBinary.FromStringWithCharset

Encodes a given string in hexadecimal, based on a given charset.

Syntax

security.HexBinary.FromStringWithCharset(
  clearVal STRING,
  charset STRING )
  RETURNS STRING
  1. clearVal defines the string to be encoded.
  2. charset defines the character set to be used.

Usage

Encodes the given string and returns it in hexadecimal.

Before conversion, the string is converted from the local DVM charset to the specified encoding.

In case of error, the method throws an exception and sets the STATUS variable. Depending on the error, a human-readable description of the problem is available in the SQLCA.SQLERRM register. See Error handling in GWS calls (STATUS).