MKI$, MKL$, MKS$, MKD$, and MKC$ Functions
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 Action

 Convert numeric values to string values.


 Syntax



  MKI$( integer-expression%)


  MKL$( long-integer-expression&)


  MKS$( single-precision-expression!)


  MKD$( double-precision-expression#)


  MKC$( currency-expression@)

 Remarks


  MKI$,  MKL$,  MKS$,  MKD$ and  MKC$ are used with  FIELD and  PUT
 statements to write numbers to a random-access file. The functions convert
 numeric expressions to strings that can be stored in the strings defined in
 the  FIELD statement. These functions are the inverse of  CVI,  CVL,  CVS,
 CVD, and  CVC.

 The following table describes these numeric-conversion functions.

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 Function    Description
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  MKI$       Converts an integer to a 2-byte string.
  MKL$       Converts a long-integer value to a 4-byte string.
  MKS$       Converts a single-precision value to a 4-byte string.
  MKD$       Converts a double-precision value to an 8-byte string.
 Function    Description
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  MKD$       Converts a double-precision value to an 8-byte string.
  MKC$       Converts a currency value to an 8-byte string.





 Note

 These BASIC record variables provide a more efficient and convenient way of
 reading and writing random-access files than some older versions of BASIC.


 See Also

  CVI,  CVL,  CVS,  CVD,  CVC;  GET (File I-O);  FIELD;  PUT (File I-O)


 Example

 See the programming example for the  CVI,  CVL,  CVS,  CVD, and  CVC
 statements, which uses the  MKS$ function.