MKS

Does a binary copy from a Single variable to a String, setting its length 
to 4 bytes

Syntax
   Declare Function MKS ( ByVal number As Single ) As String

Usage
   result = MKS[$]( number )

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

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

Description
   Does a binary copy  from a Single variable to a String, setting its 
   length to 4 bytes. The resulting string can be read back to a Single by 
   CVS.

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

Example
   Dim n As Single, e As String
   n = 1.2345
   e = MKS(n)
   Print n, CVS(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
   * MKD
   * CVD
   * CVI
   * CVL
   * CVS

