MKSMBF$, MKDMBF$ Functions
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 Action

 Convert an IEEE-format number to a string containing a
 Microsoft-Binary-format number.


 Syntax



  MKSMBF$( single-precision-expression!)


  MKDMBF$( double-precision-expression#)

 Remarks


 These functions are used to write real numbers to random-access files using
 Microsoft Binary format. They are particularly useful for maintaining data
 files created with older versions of BASIC.

 The  MKSMBF$ and  MKDMBF$ functions convert real numbers in IEEE format to
 strings so they can be written to the random-access file.

 To write a real number to a random-access file in Microsoft Binary format,
 convert the number to a string using  MKSMBF$ (for a single-precision
 number) or  MKDMBF$ (for a double-precision number). Then store the result
 in the corresponding field (defined in the  FIELD statement) and write the
 record to the file using the  PUT statement.

 Currency numbers are not real numbers, so they cannot be converted to
 strings that contain Microsoft-Binary-format numbers.


 See Also

  CVSMBF,  CVDMBF;  CVI,  CVL,  CVS,  CVD,  CVC;  MKI$,  MKL$,  MKS$,  MKD$,
 MKC$


 Example

 The following example stores real values in a file as
 Microsoft-Binary-Format numbers.

 TYPE Buffer

    NameField AS STRING * 20

    ScoreField AS STRING * 4

 END TYPE

 DIM RecBuffer AS Buffer

 OPEN "TESTDAT.DAT" FOR RANDOM AS #1 LEN=LEN(RecBuffer)

 PRINT "Enter a name and a score, separated by a comma."

 PRINT "Enter 'END, 0' to end input."

 INPUT NameIn$, Score

 I=0' Read names and scores from the console until the name is END.

 DO WHILE UCASE$(NameIn$) <> "END"

    I=I+1

    RecBuffer.NameField=NameIn$

    RecBuffer.ScoreField=MKSMBF$(Score)   ' Convert to a string.

    PUT #1,I,RecBuffer

    INPUT NameIn$, Score

 LOOP

 PRINT I;" records written."

 CLOSE #1