MKBYT$, MKCUR$, MKCUX$, MKD$, MKDWD$, MKE$, MKI$, MKL$, MKQ$, MKS$ and MKWRD$ functions

Purpose

Converts a numeric value into an ANSI string.

Syntax

AnsiStringVar$ = MKBYT$(byte_expr)

AnsiStringVar$ = MKCUR$(currency_expr)

AnsiStringVar$ = MKCUX$(extended_currency_expr)

AnsiStringVar$ = MKD$(double_precision_expr)

AnsiStringVar$ = MKDWD$(double_word_expr)

AnsiStringVar$ = MKE$(extended_precision_expr)

AnsiStringVar$ = MKI$(integer_expr)

AnsiStringVar$ = MKL$(long_integer_expr)

AnsiStringVar$ = MKQ$(quad_integer_expr)

AnsiStringVar$ = MKS$(single_precision_expr)

AnsiStringVar$ = MKWRD$(word_expr)

Remarks

The MKx functions return the binary representations of a number as a set of bytes in an ANSI string. Do not confuse these functions with the STR$ or FORMAT$ functions, which return a printable string.

In all but the most extreme cases, the returned string should only be stored as an ANSI string or UDT which consist of single bytes. WIDE (Unicode) strings consist of a series of 2-byte words which will generally yield undefined results.

The CVx functions are complementary to the MKx functions. They convert the binary representation in a string to an actual numeric value:

Function	Converts to	From
MKBYT$	1-byte string	Byte
MKCUR$	8-byte string	Currency
MKCUX$	8-byte string	Extended-currency
MKD$	8-byte string	Double-precision
MKDWD$	4-byte string	Double-word
MKE$	10-byte string	Extended-precision
MKI$	2-byte string	Integer
MKL$	4-byte string	Long-integer
MKQ$	8-byte string	Quad-integer
MKS$	4-byte string	Single-precision
MKWRD$	2-byte string	Word