BitConverter.GetBytes (Int64) returns the specified 64-bit signed integer value as an array of bytes.
Imports System Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic Module GetBytesInt64Demo Sub GetBytesInt64( argument As Long ) Dim byteArray As Byte( ) = BitConverter.GetBytes( argument ) Console.WriteLine(BitConverter.ToString( byteArray ) ) End Sub Sub Main( ) GetBytesInt64( &HFFFFFF ) End Sub End Module