Index: sources/utility/format.cpp
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diff -u -r4c1551d45b40987c2d59c11e95760e9b6c55fc68 -rfee7fabf49befb065c89248c19e15efc9ca194e4
--- sources/utility/format.cpp	(.../format.cpp)	(revision 4c1551d45b40987c2d59c11e95760e9b6c55fc68)
+++ sources/utility/format.cpp	(.../format.cpp)	(revision fee7fabf49befb065c89248c19e15efc9ca194e4)
@@ -25,3 +25,14 @@
         return        QString("%1").arg(vValue,0,16).rightJustified(vLen, '0');
     }
 }
+
+QByteArray Format::fromVariant(const QVariant &vData)
+{
+    QByteArray mData;
+    if(vData.type() == QVariant::String) {
+        mData += vData.toByteArray();
+    } else {
+        mData += vData.toUInt();
+    }
+    return mData;
+}