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L2BIN()

Convert Harbour numeric into signed long encoded bytes
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 Syntax

        L2BIN( <nNumber> ) --> cBuffer  

 Arguments

        <nNumber>   is a numeric value to convert (decimal digits are 
                  ignored).

 Returns

        L2BIN()   return four bytes character string that contain 32 
                  bit encoded signed long integer (least significant byte
                  first).

 Description

      L2BIN() is one of the low level binary conversion functions, those
      functions convert between Harbour numeric and a character
      representation of numeric value. L2BIN() take a numeric integer
      value and convert it into four bytes of encoded 32 bit signed long
      integer.

      You might ask what is the need for such functions, well, first of
      all it allow you to read/write information from/to a binary file
      (like extracting information from DBF header), it is also a useful
      way to share information from source other than Harbour (C for
      instance).

      L2BIN() is the opposite of BIN2L()

Status

      Ready

 Compliance

      L2BIN() works exactly like CA-Clipper's L2BIN()

 Files

      Library is rtl