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'This example uses the CVSMBF function to convert Microsoft-Binary-format
'numbers stored as strings in a random-access file to IEEE-format numbers.
'Each record contains a student's name and a test score.
 
'Define a user type for the data records.
TYPE StudentRec
   NameField AS STRING * 20
   Score AS STRING * 4
END TYPE
'Define a variable of the user type.
DIM Rec AS StudentRec
 
'Note:  This part of the program is an insert whose function is to
'create a random-access file to be used by the second part of the
'program, which demonstrates the CVSMBF function.
 
OPEN "TESTDAT1.DAT" FOR RANDOM AS #1 LEN = LEN(Rec)
CLS
RESTORE
READ NameField$, S
I = 0
DO WHILE UCASE$(NameField$) <> "END"
   I = I + 1
   Rec.NameField = NameField$
   LSET Rec.Score = MKSMBF$(S)
   PUT #1, I, Rec
   READ NameField$, S
   IF NameField$ = "END" THEN EXIT DO
LOOP
CLOSE #1
 
DATA "John Simmons",100
DATA "Allie Simpson",95
DATA "Tom Tucker",72
DATA "Walt Wagner",90
DATA "Mel Zucker",92
DATA "END",0
 
'This part of the program demonstrates the CVSMBF function.
 
'Open the file for input.
OPEN "TESTDAT1.DAT" FOR RANDOM AS #1 LEN = LEN(Rec)
Max = LOF(1) / LEN(Rec)
'Read and print all of the records.
FOR I = 1 TO Max
   'Read a record into the user-type variable Rec.
   GET #1, I, Rec
   'Convert the score from a string containing a Microsoft-
   'Binary-format number to an IEEE-format number.
   ScoreOut = CVSMBF(Rec.Score)
   'Display the name and score.
   PRINT Rec.NameField, ScoreOut
NEXT I
CLOSE #1
KILL "TESTDAT1.DAT"
END