MKD

Does a binary copy from a Double variable to a String, setting its length 
to 8 bytes

Syntax
   Declare Function MKD ( ByVal number As Double ) As String

Usage
   result = MKD[$]( number )

Parameters
   number
      A Double variable to binary copy to a String.

Return Value
   Returns a String with a binary copy of the Double.

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.

Example
   Dim n As Double, e As String
   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
   * MKI
   * MKL
   * MKS
   * CVD
   * CVI
   * CVL
   * CVS

