MKShort

Does a binary copy from a Short variable to a String, setting its length to 
2 bytes

Syntax
   Declare Function MKShort ( ByVal number As Short ) As String

Usage
   result = MKShort[$](number)

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

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

Description
   Does a binary copy  from a SHORT variable to a string, setting its 
   length to 2 bytes. The resulting string can be read back to a Short by 
   CVShort

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

Example
   Dim a As Short, b As String
   a = 4534
   b = MKShort(a)
   Print a, CVShort(b)
   Sleep

Dialect Differences
   * Not available in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the 
     alias __Mkshort.
   * 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
   * In QBasic this function is called MKI.

See also
   * CVShort

