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 Used with a FIELD statement to read numbers from a random-access file; each
 function takes a string and converts it to a value of the corresponding
 numeric type.
 
    CVx(stringexpression$)
 
    ■ x                 One of the following letters, indicating the size and
                        type of the converted value:
 
                        Function  Expression Type          Inverse Function
                        ════════  ═══════════════════════  ═════════════════
                        CVI       2-byte integer           MKI$
                        CVL       4-byte long integer      MKL$
                        CVS       4-byte single-precision  MKS$
                        CVD       8-byte double-precision  MKD$
                        CVC       8-byte currency          MKC$
 
    ■ stringexpression$ Any valid string expression
 
 See Also
    ◄CVxMBF Functions►                 ◄FIELD Statement►
    ◄MKx$ Functions►