- The article discusses converting text to hexadecimal in AL, focusing on the hexadecimal number system with 16 symbols.
- A tool is provided to convert "Business Central" to hexadecimal: 42 75 73 69 6E 65 73 73 20 43 65 6E 74 72 61 6C.
- The process involves four steps: getting the character, obtaining the ASCII code, converting the decimal to hex byte, and moving to the next character.
- The article references relevant character sets and codes found in MS Learn (Docs) for ASCII characters.
- The conversion process for each character from text to hexadecimal is detailed using mathematical operations.
- Two approaches to implement text to hexadecimal conversion in AL are provided: writing the code yourself or using the IntToHex method from codeunit 10.
- A sample AL code snippet is shared for implementing text to hexadecimal conversion, including handling input validation and displaying the hexadecimal output.
- The article concludes with a note on prohibiting users from entering illegal characters, such as emojis or non-standard characters, in Dynamics 365 Business Central.
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