Title: How to convert a normal IP Address to a DWord IP Address
Question: We sometimes link to a URL like "http://3232235778".
This notation is known as DWord IP Address.
How can we convert a regular IP Address to a DWord IP Address.
Answer:
The following Function may not be the most elegante one, but it works.
The function will convert an IP Address passed as a string, and returns a
string with the converted DWord value.
You can test the result with the "Ping" command.
NOTE: you must add "Math" to "Uses" for the "IntPower" Function;
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This code is FREE. It was compiled on Delphi 3.
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Function IP2HEX(OrgIP:String):String;
Var OrgVal:String; // Saved Original IP Address
O1,O2,O3,O4:String; // Original IP Split
H1,H2,H3,H4:String; // Octet To Hex
HexIP:String; // All Hex Strings United
XN:Array[1..8] of Extended;
Flt1:Extended;
Xc:Integer;
Begin
// Save in reverse order for easy "Case"
Xn[8]:=IntPower(16,0);Xn[7]:=IntPower(16,1);Xn[6]:=IntPower(16,2);Xn[5]:=IntPower(16,3);
Xn[4]:=IntPower(16,4);Xn[3]:=IntPower(16,5);Xn[2]:=IntPower(16,6);Xn[1]:=IntPower(16,7);
// Save Original IP Address
OrgVal:=OrgIP;
O1:=Copy(OrgVal,1,Pos('.',OrgVal)-1);Delete(OrgVal,1,Pos('.',OrgVal));
O2:=Copy(OrgVal,1,Pos('.',OrgVal)-1);Delete(OrgVal,1,Pos('.',OrgVal));
O3:=Copy(OrgVal,1,Pos('.',OrgVal)-1);Delete(OrgVal,1,Pos('.',OrgVal));
O4:=OrgVal;
H1:=IntToHex(StrToInt(O1),2);H2:=IntToHex(StrToInt(O2),2);
H3:=IntToHex(StrToInt(O3),2);H4:=IntToHex(StrToInt(O4),2);
// Here we have the HEX value of IP Address
HexIP:=H1+H2+H3+H4;
// Start Convert Huge HEX to Float variable
Flt1:=0;
For Xc:=1 to 8 do
Begin
Case HexIP[Xc] of
'0'..'9':Flt1:=Flt1+(StrToInt(HexIP[XC])*Xn[Xc]);
'A':Flt1:=Flt1+(10*Xn[Xc]);
'B':Flt1:=Flt1+(11*Xn[Xc]);
'C':Flt1:=Flt1+(12*Xn[Xc]);
'D':Flt1:=Flt1+(13*Xn[Xc]);
'E':Flt1:=Flt1+(14*Xn[Xc]);
'F':Flt1:=Flt1+(15*Xn[Xc]);
End;
End;
Result:=FloatToStr(Flt1);
End;