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MKI$, MKL$, MKS$, MKD$, and MKC$ convert numeric values to string values.
 
MKI$(integerexpression%)            ║  MKD$(double-precision-expression#)
MKL$(long-integer-expression&)      ║  MKC$(currency-expression@)
MKS$(single-precision-expression!)  ║
    ■ MKI$ converts an integer to a 2-byte string.
    ■ MKL$ converts a long-integer value to a 4-byte string.
    ■ MKS$ converts a single-precision value to a 4-byte string.
    ■ MKD$ converts a double-precision value to an 8-byte string.
    ■ MKC$ converts a currency value to an 8-byte string.
 
Usage Notes
    ■ MKI$, MKL$, MKS$, MKD$, and MKC$ are used with FIELD and PUT
      statements to write numbers to a random-access file. The functions
      convert numeric expressions to strings that can be stored in the
      strings defined in the FIELD statement.
    ■ These functions are the inverse of CVI, CVL, CVS, CVD, and CVC.
    ■ These BASIC record variables provide a more efficient and convenient
      way of reading and writing random-access files than some older
      versions of BASIC.