BIN2I()

Purpose

Function to convert a binary encoded string to a numeric

Syntax

BIN2I(<expC>)

See Also

CREATE BRIDGE, BIN2L(), BIN2W(), BINCLOSE(), BINCREATE(), BINOPEN(), BINREAD(), BINSEEK(), BINWRITE(), I2BIN(), L2BIN()

Description

The BIN2I() function converts a binary encoded string, formatted as a 16-bit signed integer, into an integer. The <expC> is a string, two bytes in length, containing a binary numeric value. All binary conversion functions may be used in conjunction with the binary file functions.

Example

? bin2i(i2bin(987))
       987

Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer