MKI

Does a binary copy from an integer variable to a String of the same length 
as the size of the input variable

Syntax
   Declare Function MKI ( ByVal number As Integer ) As String
   Declare Function MKI<bits> ( ByVal number As Integer<bits> ) As String

Usage
   result = MKI[$]( number )
   result = MKI[$]<bits>( number )

Parameters
   number
      A Integer or Integer<bits> variable to binary copy to a String.

Return Value
   Returns a String containing a binary copy of number.

Description
   Does a binary copy from an Integer or Integer<bits> variable to a String,
   setting its length to the number of bytes in the type. The resulting 
   string can be read back to an integer type using CVI or CVI<bits>.

   This function is useful to write numeric values to buffers without using 
   a Type definition.

   MKI supports an optional <bits> parameter before the argument.  If bits 
   is 16, MKShort will be called instead; if bits is 32, MKL will be 
   called; if bits is 64, MKLongInt will be called.  The length of the 
   return value and the required number argument type will depend on which 
   function is called.  See each function's page for more information.

Example
   Dim a As Integer, b As String
   a=4534
   b=MKI(a)
   Print a, CVI(b)

Dialect Differences
   * In the -lang qb dialect, MKI returns a 2-byte-string, since a QB 
     integer is only 16 bits.
   * In the -lang qb dialect, <bits> parameter is not supported.
   * 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).

See also
   * CVI
   * MKShort
   * MKL
   * MKLongInt
   * Integer

