#!/Perl

print "Hello, World...\n";
my $in_decimal = 0;
if (@ARGV) {
	$in_decimal = pop @ARGV;
	print "Decimal [$in_decimal] = hex [" . dec2hex($in_decimal) . "] ...\n";
} else {
	print "usage $0 decimal\n";
}
exit(0);

sub dec2hex {
    my $decnum = $_[0];     # parameter passed to the subfunction
    my $hexnum;     # the final hex number
    my $tempval;
    while ($decnum != 0) {
		# get the remainder (modulus function)
		# by dividing by 16
		$tempval = $decnum % 16;
		# convert to the appropriate letter
		# if the value is greater than 9
		if ($tempval > 9) {
			$tempval = chr($tempval + 55);
		}
		# 'concatenate' the number to 
		# what we have so far in what will
		# be the final variable
		$hexnum = $tempval . $hexnum ;
		# new actually divide by 16, and 
		# keep the integer value of the 
		# answer
		$decnum = int($decnum / 16); 
		# if we cant divide by 16, this is the
		# last step
		if ($decnum < 16) {
			# convert to letters again..
			if ($decnum > 9) {
				$decnum = chr($decnum + 55);
			}
			# add this onto the final answer.. 
			# reset decnum variable to zero so loop
			# will exit
			$hexnum = $decnum . $hexnum; 
			$decnum = 0 
		}
    }
    return $hexnum;
} # end sub

