Kix cannot count above 0x7fffffff (which is 31 bits) or 2 147 483 647, so it cannot convert a 48bit MAC to decimal.

Even if you chop the MAC into two 24 bit pieces, KiX cannot multiply the top 24 bits by 16,777,216:

Top 24 bits:
val("&"+substr(@address, 1, 6))

bottom 24 bits:
val("&"+substr(@address, 7, 6))

decimal value=(top 24 bits*16777216)+bottom 24 bits

I too am curious as to why you want to convert the MAC to decimal...

cj

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