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I2BIN()


Syntax:     I2BIN(<expN>)

Purpose:    To convert an integer numeric value to a character string
            formatted as a binary integer--least significant byte first.

Argument:   <expN> is the numeric values to convert.  Note that
            decimal digits are truncated.

Returns:    A character string.

            I2BIN() returns a two-byte character string containing a
            16-bit binary integer.

Usage:      I2BIN() is used in combination with FWRITE() to convert a
            Clipper numeric data type to a two-byte character string
            formatted as an integer.

Library:    EXTEND.LIB

Source:     EXAMPLEA.ASM


----------------------------------- Example --------------------------------

   This example opens a database file using low-level file functions and
   writes a new date of last update to bytes 1-3.

   handle = FOPEN("Sales.dbf", 2)
   *
   * Convert date of last update to int.
   year  = I2BIN(88)
   month = I2BIN(12)
   day   = I2BIN(15)
   *
   * Point to the date of last update.
   FSEEK(handle, 1, 0)
   *
   * Write the new update date using only the first byte.
   FWRITE(handle, year, 1)
   FWRITE(handle, month, 1)
   FWRITE(handle, day, 1)
   *
   FCLOSE(handle)