binary functions mostly done i think

Makefile

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 TARGETS := hello test
-LIBS := binary.inc
+LIBS := binary.pas ihex.pas
 FPC_FLAGS := -g
 FPC := fpc $(FPC_FLAGS)
 

binary.inc

@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-type
-   ByteString  = String[2];  { String representing a u8.  }
-   ShortString =  String[4]; { String representing a u16. }
-
-
-function ValidHexDigit(bval: Byte): Boolean;
-var
-   IsValid : Boolean = False;
-begin
-   if ((bval >= $30) and (bval <= $39)) then
-      IsValid := True;
-   if ((bval >= $41) and (bval <= $46)) then
-      IsValid := True;
-   if ((bval >= $61) and (bval <= $66)) then
-      IsValid := True;
-
-   ValidHexDigit := IsValid;
-end;
-
-
-function ReadDigit(bchr: Char): Byte;
-var
-   bval	: Byte = 0;
-label
-   exitearly;
-begin
-   bval := Byte(bchr);
-
-   if (not ValidHexDigit(bval)) then
-   begin
-      bval := 0;
-      goto exitearly;
-   end;
-
-   {Normalize downcase digits to upcase digits.}
-   if (bchr >= 'a') then
-      bval := bval xor $20;
-
-   {Perform the conversion.}
-   if (bchr >= 'A') then
-      bval := (bval - $41) + 10
-   else
-      bval := bval - $30;
-
-exitearly:
-	  ReadDigit := bval;
-end;
-
-
-function ReadByte(bstr : ByteString): Byte;
-var
-   out : Byte = 0;
-begin
-   out := ReadDigit(bstr[1]) shl 4;
-   out := out + ReadDigit(bstr[2]);
-   ReadByte := out;
-end;

binary.pas

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+type
+BStr  = String[2];  { String representing a u8.  }
+WStr =  String[4]; { String representing a u16. }
+
+function ValidHexDigit(bval: Byte): Boolean;
+var
+   IsValid : Boolean = False;
+begin
+   if ((bval >= $30) and (bval <= $39)) then
+      IsValid := True;
+   if ((bval >= $41) and (bval <= $46)) then
+      IsValid := True;
+   if ((bval >= $61) and (bval <= $66)) then
+      IsValid := True;
+
+   ValidHexDigit := IsValid;
+end;
+
+
+function ReadDigit(bchr: Char): Byte;
+var
+   bval	: Byte = 0;
+label
+   exitearly;
+begin
+   bval := Byte(bchr);
+
+   if (not ValidHexDigit(bval)) then
+   begin
+      bval := 0;
+      goto exitearly;
+   end;
+
+   {Normalize downcase digits to upcase digits.}
+   if (bchr >= 'a') then
+      bval := bval xor $20;
+
+   {Perform the conversion.}
+   if (bchr >= 'A') then
+      bval := (bval - $41) + 10
+   else
+      bval := bval - $30;
+
+exitearly:
+	  ReadDigit := bval;
+end;
+
+
+function ReadByte(bstr : BStr): Byte;
+var
+   out : Byte = 0;
+begin
+   out := ReadDigit(bstr[1]) shl 4;
+   out := out + ReadDigit(bstr[2]);
+   ReadByte := out;
+end;
+
+
+function ReadWord(bstr : WStr): Integer;
+var
+   out : Integer = 0;
+   I   : Integer = 1;
+begin
+   for I := 1 to 4 do
+   begin
+      out := out shl 4;
+      out := out + Integer(ReadDigit(bstr[I]));
+   end;
+   ReadWord := out;
+end;
+
+
+function ToDigit(digit : Byte): Char;
+var
+   c : Char;
+begin
+   c := Char(0);
+   if (digit < $0A) then
+      c := Char(digit + $30)
+   else if (digit < $0F) then
+      c := Char(digit + $41);
+
+   ToDigit := c;
+end;
+
+
+function WriteByte(bval	:  Byte): BStr;
+var
+   s : BStr = '00';
+begin
+   s[1] := ToDigit(bval shr 4);
+   s[2] := ToDigit(bval and $0F);
+   WriteByte := s;
+end;
+
+function WriteWord(bval : Integer): WStr;
+var
+   s : WStr = '0000';
+begin
+   s[1] := ToDigit((bval shr $0C) and $000F);
+   s[2] := ToDigit((bval shr $08) and $000F);
+   s[3] := ToDigit((bval shr $04) and $000F);
+   s[4] := ToDigit(bval and $000F);
+   WriteWord := s;
+end;

ihex.pas

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+const
+MaxRLen = 32;
+
+type
+{irec stores an individual record.}
+irec = record
+	  Addr	   : Integer;
+	  Data	   : array[1...MaxRLen] of Byte;
+	  MaxCount :  Byte;
+
+{procedure RdDumpLn;}
+{procedure wrirec;}

test.pas

@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 program test;
 
-{$I 'binary.inc'}
-
-var
-   bstr	: String[2] = '41';
-   bval	: Byte;
+{$I 'binary.pas'}
 
 begin
-   bval := ReadByte(bstr);
-   Writeln('hello', Char(bval));
+   Writeln('ReadByte(''41'')->', ReadByte('41'));
+   Writeln('WriteByte($41)->', WriteByte($41));
+   Writeln('ReadWord(''4243'')->', ReadWord('4243'));
+   Writeln('WriteByte($4243)->', WriteWord($4243));
 end.