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 ulongtoptr()        Poke a ulong value into a memory address
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 Declaration
   memory.hdr

 Syntax
   proc ulongtoptr extern
   param value ulong    nValue, ;
         value _POINTER pMem

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

 Return
   None.

 Description
   This procedure copies a ulong 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_ulongtoptr
   vardef
      ptr( ulong ) pMem       // pointer
   enddef
   pMem := malloc( 1000 )     // allocate working space
   ? *pMem                    // prints accidental value
   ulongtoptr( 980012, pMem ) // write an ulong to memory via function call
   ? *pMem                    // prints 980012
   *pMem := 0                 // write an ulong to memory via pointer
   ? *pMem                    // prints 0
   free( pMem )               // free allocation
   endproc

   proc main
   Test_ulongtoptr()
   endproc