# Convert string of char to decimal?
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-string-of-char-to-decimal/75596
**Category:** General
**Tags:** function-node
**Created:** [22 February 2023 16:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-string-of-char-to-decimal/75596 "2023-02-22T16:36:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@SPS](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SPS)
#### Post date: [22 February 2023 16:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-string-of-char-to-decimal/75596/1 "2023-02-22T16:36:17Z")
Hey Experts,
I hope to find some helps here.
At first I convert **INT to CHAR** --\> Easy, take a look:
```auto
// Split the string into array of individual values
var parts = msg.payload.split(" ");
// Remove the last blank part caused by the trailing comma
parts.pop();
// Parse each part of the string to a number
var bytes = parts.map(v => parseInt(v))
// Create a new Buffer from those bytes and convert back to String
msg.payload = Buffer.from(bytes).toString();
return msg;
```
It works... But now I like to do same in other direction... Hmmm
Example:
`WLC0270` --\> `87 76 67 48 50 55 48 ??`
I testing something but nothings works,
at first I create an array for each character:
```auto
var parts = msg.payload.split("");
```
then me is missing a rule to convert `from(string).tobyte();`
So you see currently I´am not an expert yet.
Hope anybody understand my issue.
Thanks in advance.
BG
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [22 February 2023 17:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-string-of-char-to-decimal/75596/2 "2023-02-22T17:03:43Z")
Hi, welcome to the forum.
A couple of things firstly.
For better reading experience, please wrap code in a codeblock
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`like this`
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Next:
1. Where is this data coming from?
2. What does the incoming data look like (show us a small screen snippet of debug output)
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### Author:  [@marcus-j-davies](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marcus-j-davies)
#### Post date: [22 February 2023 17:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-string-of-char-to-decimal/75596/3 "2023-02-22T17:39:44Z")
I have moved this out of `creating nodes` on the basis its not referring to module development.
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### Author:  [@Buckskin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Buckskin)
#### Post date: [22 February 2023 21:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-string-of-char-to-decimal/75596/4 "2023-02-22T21:14:27Z")
> [@SPS](#):
>
> `var parts = msg.payload.split("")`
Think that should be
```auto
var parts = msg.payload.split(" ")
```
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### Author:  [@Sean-McG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sean-McG)
#### Post date: [23 February 2023 02:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-string-of-char-to-decimal/75596/5 "2023-02-23T02:36:52Z")
How about this ?
```auto
let p = msg.payload
let decimal = []
for (let i = 0; i < p.length; i++) {
decimal.push(p.charCodeAt(i))
}
msg.payload = decimal.join(" ")
return msg;
```
msg.payload : string[20]
"87 76 67 48 50 55 48"
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [24 April 2023 02:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/convert-string-of-char-to-decimal/75596/6 "2023-04-24T02:37:22Z")
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