title: Convert two character ASCII string to DOUBLE in VBScript
body: <p>I want to convert the string "ME" into the double 25933 in VBS
  I am trying the following aproach with no luck</p>
  
  <pre><code>value = AscB(ASCII("M")) *2^8
  value = value + AscB(ASCII("E"))
  value = CDbl(value)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This conversion is for an HMI display that displays double words as strings. 25933 gives me "ME". Dont let me misguide you, I am not sure if this is supposed to be a "double" I am just trying to get 25933 from "ME", like in an ideal world(pseudo code) Cdouble(CByte("M")+CByte("E")).</p>