MKD
Does a binary copy from a double variable to a string, setting its length to 8 bytes
Syntax:
Usage:
result = Mkd[$]( number )
Parameters:
Return Value:
Description:
Does a binary copy from a double variable to a string, setting its length to 8 bytes. The resulting string can be read back to a double by Cvd.
This function is useful to write numeric values to buffers without using a Type definition.
This function is useful to write numeric values to buffers without using a Type definition.
Examples:
Dim n As Double, e As String
n = 1.2345
e = MKD(n)
Print n, CVD(e)
n = 1.2345
e = MKD(n)
Print n, CVD(e)
Dialect Differences:
- The string type suffix "$" is required in the -lang qb dialect.
- The string type suffix "$" is optional in the -lang fblite dialect.
- The string type suffix "$" is ignored in the -lang fb dialect, warn only with the -w suffix compile option (or -w pedantic compile option).
Differences from QB:
- None
See also:
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