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 dbltoptr()          Poke a dbl value into a memory address
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 Declaration
   memory.hdr

 Syntax
   proc dbltoptr extern
   param const dbl      eValue, ;
         value _POINTER pMem

 Arguments
   eValue is the value to place in memory.
   pMem is the target address.

 Return
   None.

 Description
   This procedure copies a dbl value into the specified memory location.

   The procedure is included for compatibility with earlier Force versions.
   Use the ptr() data type in conjunction with the & and * operators for
   directly writing to explicit memory addresses.

 Example
   #define EXAMPLE_MEMORY
   #include example.hdr

   proc Test_dbltoptr
   vardef
      ptr( dbl ) pMem         // pointer
   enddef
   pMem := malloc( 1000 )     // allocate working space
   
   dbltoptr( 11.1, pMem )     // write a dbl to memory via function call
   ? *pMem                    // prints 11.1
   *pMem := 33.3              // write a dbl to memory via pointer
   ? *pMem                    // prints 33.3
   free( pMem )               // free allocation
   endproc

   proc main
   Test_dbltoptr()
   endproc