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 uinttoptr()         Poke a uint value into a memory address
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 Declaration
   memory.hdr

 Syntax
   proc uinttoptr extern
   param value uint     uValue, ;
         value _POINTER pMem

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

 Return
   None.

 Description
   This procedure copies a uint 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_uinttoptr
   vardef
      ptr( uint ) pMem        // pointer
   enddef
   pMem := malloc( 1000 )     // allocate working space
   ? *pMem                    // prints accidental value
   uinttoptr( 60001, pMem )   // write an uint to memory via function call
   ? *pMem                    // prints 60001
   *pMem := 59999             // write an uint to memory via pointer
   ? *pMem                    // prints 59999
   free( pMem )               // free allocation
   endproc

   proc main
   Test_uinttoptr()
   endproc