MKLongInt

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

Syntax
   Declare Function MKLongInt ( ByVal number As LongInt ) As String

Usage
   result = MKLongInt[$]( number )

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

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

Description
   Does a binary copy  from a LongInt variable to a string, setting its 
   length to 8 bytes. The resulting string can be read back to a longint by 
   CVLongInt

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

Example
   Dim a As LongInt, b As String
   a = 4534
   b = MKLongInt(a)
   Print a, CVLongInt(b)
   Sleep

Dialect Differences
   * Not available in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the 
     alias __Mklongint.
   * 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
   * New to FreeBASIC

See also
   * CVLongInt

