Hex string to number or array

[tmarques]

I have in 2 different traffic generators the input of source and destination address.

I need to read from a .txt file the desired addresses and then configure the generators. I want that the typed address in the .txt file will be in the same format as you can view in the generator interface (thats what I cant change)

The problem is that each one of them is using different arrays formats as input to the function, and I would like to read from the .txt file as a string.

For the first one at the moment I am doing like this:

and as I result, and is right, I have the array 0-0-0-0-0-3:

For the second one, when I type directly into the generator the address 00-00-00-00-00-22 , I will get on Labview an array 0-0-0-0-0-34, that I am converting to number as below:

as a result:

So, how can I convert , that will be typed in the .txt file, into the array above?

Thanks and I hope to be possible to understand what I need 🙂

[camerond]

If you attach your code, we can understand better what you mean. At the moment, your problem is unclear.

Cameron

Wow! fast service...

[tmarques]

are you sure? I was thinking that would be more confusing my code 🙂

Here we go.

String to array works fine for the first generator.

Pase packet is for the second one. Where you maybe can see the format of the desired address.

[tmarques]

in Parse Packet:

"data" comes from the analisys of the traffic generator

"dst address" and "src address" comes from the .txt file.

I need to compare them and they need to be the same. But the difference of formats is not allowing this.

[uChiron]

***EDITED***

Oh sorry. I didn't read properly.  I'll make a modification here 

[Don_Phillips]

I cant follow the code logic for the Parse Packet VI (so no help there) but thought I could shorten the string to array VI...

While there is nothing wrong with it, I thought it was a little long for the conversion you were doing.

[tmarques]

sorry but is not like this yet. this returns me an array 000000000022.

In my input I have 34 as shown above. This comparison still is different.

[camerond · Accepted solution]

OK, so see if I understand you correctly.

What you want to do is take the 12-digit MAC address strings (that you have already pulled from your .txt file) and convert them into 6-member numerical arrays?

If so, this will do that (once for each MAC address):

Now, there may be (probably are) other ways, and this may not be (probably isn't) the most efficient way to do it, but it will work.

TIMTOWTDI.

Cameron

[tmarques]

thanks!!

it works fine 🙂

[GerdW]

Hi tmarques,

now without loops:

When you need that loop you could use more simple string functions: