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Thanks. Is the "0+" really necessary? Can't hex numbers just be written in their normal form? I guess the "0+" means 10^0 which is 1, so the hex number is just multiplied by 1?

In my example, the hex number is part of the program code, but can hex numbers also be input? I read some documentation saying that only decimals are recognized in the input, while hex numbers are interpreted as strings. Can you confirm?

0+ means “zero plus”, i.e. add zero, and is the documented way to force AWK to treat a value as a number. - So, 0+ is only necessary in certain contexts? In your example, it's not needed, and AWK threats the value as a hex number?

To use stringutils, I must first deploy it onto the blockchain right? Its basic usage says using strings for *;. So, I don't inherit from stringutils?

Having looked at the stringutils library, I don't think its "split" functions seems more efficient than yours? They return one token at a time.

Hi again, it works now - it was due to an exceed gas limit exception it didn't work. Oraclize set a default gas limit of 200.000, but your function cost a little more to run ;)

Thank you very much.

Hi again, do you have any idea why your method isn't working from my code: pastebin.com/Lns49hLu ?

Can’t I just cast bytes to uint?

Yes, but you assume the bytes are hex repr. of ASCII numbers? Say bytes contains 0x00 0x00 0x00 0xFF, then I want to convert this sequence to 255.

Last question, can you convert a “bytes” to “uint”? If so, how? By “bytes” I mean an array.

Sure, please post it. :-)

Say, each number is 4 bytes(32 bit)

Do you think it would be more efficient to have the oracle service return the numbers as raw bytes? Then parseInt() would not be required (It is expensive, right?). Would the code look similar then?

Your code has some minor errors, like the temp.push().

Yes, Thank you! It is so nice, just what I needed.

Thanks! Do you know of this library is already deployed on Rinkeby testnet? Can you describe what your code does? Is 0x20 used as a separator? What if a real byte takes this value?

Thank you I will look into it.

@RoryAlsop but you never do number theory in hand or something similar ?

@AviD - I guess you write some scripts and small programs which could be done from .NET ?

@Avid

Should a pentester have good math skills when it comes to cryptography ?

Another question: Is pentesting ever done using .NET on Windows ? I mean, like writing a program in C# etc.

Guess I should never had invested in a 1000$ PC with VT-X support disabled (and no option to enable in BIOS) then ... Thanks @RoryAlsop and @RoryMcCune for your guidance. You say you used to carry out ALL pen testing, this doesn't apply anymore ?

@RoryMcCune Ahh thanks. So is it possible to use one VM to "attack" another VM ?

May I ask what pentesters use Virtual Machines for in practice ?

May I ask what pentesters use Virtual Machines for in practice ?