HP3561A:Conversion Binary data in Decimal data

Hello,
I try to transform, with Visual BASIC 6, a variable in binary data acquired by order "DSTB" of Dynamic Analyzer HP3561A,
in decimal data to then use it in Excel.
Could you help me to carry out this transformation, because for the moment I pain a little.
Thank you in advance.
Cordially Xavier VACHERET

Hello with all
I thank you for your messages.
After some research, here the method which I found to obtain measurements of analyzer HP3561A.
to see the file joint
Perhaps that is not very academic, but that functions.
Thank you has all.
Cordially
Xavier
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NI forum HP3561A_1.doc ‏36 KB

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You need to use a binary data type otherwise Oracle Net may convert data using NLS rules. http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e26088/sql_elements001.htm#SQLRF50993 says:
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RAW is a variable-length data type like VARCHAR2, except that Oracle Net (which connects client software to a database or one database to another) and the Oracle import and export utilities do not perform character conversion when transmitting RAW or LONG RAW data. In contrast, Oracle Net and the Oracle import and export utilities automatically convert CHAR, VARCHAR2, and LONG data between different database character sets, if data is transported between databases, or between the database character set and the client character set, if data is transported between a database and a client. The client character set is determined by the type of the client interface, such as OCI or JDBC, and the client configuration (for example, the NLS_LANG environment variable).

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