diff --git a/db/mork/src/morkEnv.cpp b/db/mork/src/morkEnv.cpp
index d490f2a2ff9..b62f912e916 100644
--- a/db/mork/src/morkEnv.cpp
+++ b/db/mork/src/morkEnv.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 #include "morkNode.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifndef _MORKCH_
+#include "morkCh.h"
+#endif
+
 #ifndef _MORKENV_
 #include "morkEnv.h"
 #endif
@@ -182,6 +186,31 @@ morkEnv::OidAsHex(void* outBuf, const mdbOid& inOid)
   return idSize + scopeSize + 2;
 }
 
+
+mork_u1
+morkEnv::HexToByte(mork_ch inFirstHex, mork_ch inSecondHex)
+{
+	mork_u1 hi = 0; // high four hex bits
+	mork_flags f = morkCh_GetFlags(inFirstHex);
+	if ( morkFlags_IsDigit(f) )
+		hi = inFirstHex - '0';
+	else if ( morkFlags_IsUpper(f) )
+		hi = (inFirstHex - 'A') + 10;
+	else if ( morkFlags_IsLower(f) )
+		hi = (inFirstHex - 'a') + 10;
+	
+	mork_u1 lo = 0; // low four hex bits
+	f = morkCh_GetFlags(inSecondHex);
+	if ( morkFlags_IsDigit(f) )
+		lo = inSecondHex - '0';
+	else if ( morkFlags_IsUpper(f) )
+		lo = (inSecondHex - 'A') + 10;
+	else if ( morkFlags_IsLower(f) )
+		lo = (inSecondHex - 'a') + 10;
+		
+	return (mork_u1) ((hi << 4) | lo);
+}
+
 mork_size
 morkEnv::TokenAsHex(void* outBuf, mork_token inToken)
   // TokenAsHex() is the same as sprintf(outBuf, "%lX", (long) inToken);
diff --git a/mailnews/db/mork/src/morkEnv.cpp b/mailnews/db/mork/src/morkEnv.cpp
index d490f2a2ff9..b62f912e916 100644
--- a/mailnews/db/mork/src/morkEnv.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/db/mork/src/morkEnv.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 #include "morkNode.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifndef _MORKCH_
+#include "morkCh.h"
+#endif
+
 #ifndef _MORKENV_
 #include "morkEnv.h"
 #endif
@@ -182,6 +186,31 @@ morkEnv::OidAsHex(void* outBuf, const mdbOid& inOid)
   return idSize + scopeSize + 2;
 }
 
+
+mork_u1
+morkEnv::HexToByte(mork_ch inFirstHex, mork_ch inSecondHex)
+{
+	mork_u1 hi = 0; // high four hex bits
+	mork_flags f = morkCh_GetFlags(inFirstHex);
+	if ( morkFlags_IsDigit(f) )
+		hi = inFirstHex - '0';
+	else if ( morkFlags_IsUpper(f) )
+		hi = (inFirstHex - 'A') + 10;
+	else if ( morkFlags_IsLower(f) )
+		hi = (inFirstHex - 'a') + 10;
+	
+	mork_u1 lo = 0; // low four hex bits
+	f = morkCh_GetFlags(inSecondHex);
+	if ( morkFlags_IsDigit(f) )
+		lo = inSecondHex - '0';
+	else if ( morkFlags_IsUpper(f) )
+		lo = (inSecondHex - 'A') + 10;
+	else if ( morkFlags_IsLower(f) )
+		lo = (inSecondHex - 'a') + 10;
+		
+	return (mork_u1) ((hi << 4) | lo);
+}
+
 mork_size
 morkEnv::TokenAsHex(void* outBuf, mork_token inToken)
   // TokenAsHex() is the same as sprintf(outBuf, "%lX", (long) inToken);