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MKSMBF$ and MKDMBF$ Functions Programming Example
 
The following example uses MKSMBF$ to store real values in a file as
Microsoft Binary format numbers:
 
' Read a name and a test score from the console.
' Store as a record in a random-access file.
' Scores are written out as
' Microsoft Binary format single-precision values.
 
TYPE Buffer
   NameField AS STRING * 20
   ScoreField AS STRING * 4
END TYPE
 
DIM RecBuffer AS Buffer
OPEN "TESTDAT.DAT" FOR RANDOM AS #1 LEN=LEN(RecBuffer)
'
PRINT "Enter a name and a score, separated by a comma."
PRINT "Enter 'END, 0' to end input."
INPUT NameIn$, Score
'
I=0
' Read pairs of names and scores from the console
' until the name is END.
DO WHILE UCASE$(NameIn$) <> "END"
   I=I+1
   RecBuffer.NameField=NameIn$
'
' Convert the score to a string.
   RecBuffer.ScoreField=MKSMBF$(Score)
   PUT #1,I,RecBuffer
   INPUT NameIn$, Score
LOOP
'
PRINT I;" records written."
CLOSE #1