# \#bytes

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## [Import and export files as lists of 8-bit unsigned integers](https://forum.snap.berkeley.edu/t/import-and-export-files-as-lists-of-8-bit-unsigned-integers/22764)

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**Author:** [@gplb2718](https://forum.snap.berkeley.edu/u/gplb2718)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2026, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.snap.berkeley.edu/t/import-and-export-files-as-lists-of-8-bit-unsigned-integers/22764 "2026-11-07T02:46:54Z")

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Currently the only way to import a file’s raw data is by right-clicking a variable monitor and selecting “raw data”. The context menu for this option says it does not “attempt to parse/format data”, however due to how th…

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## [I made some blocks to convert strings and numbers to bytes and back](https://forum.snap.berkeley.edu/t/i-made-some-blocks-to-convert-strings-and-numbers-to-bytes-and-back/21808)

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**Author:** [@askofep1](https://forum.snap.berkeley.edu/u/askofep1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.snap.berkeley.edu/t/i-made-some-blocks-to-convert-strings-and-numbers-to-bytes-and-back/21808 "2026-05-02T00:30:07Z")

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you can just drag the blocks screenshot into Snap! to get them ( le (4) byte uint @list to number ::list) //convert numbers from little endian(least significant digit first) whole numbers ( le (4) byte uint from (22) …