BIN2L()

Purpose

Function to convert a binary encoded string to a numeric

Syntax

BIN2L(<expC>)

See Also

CREATE BRIDGE, BIN2I(), BIN2W(), BINCLOSE(), BINCREATE(), BINOPEN(), BINREAD(), BINSEEK(), BINWRITE(), I2BIN(), L2BIN()

Description

The BIN2L() function converts a binary encoded string, formatted as a 32-bit signed integer, into a numeric value. The <expC> is a string, four bytes in length, containing a binary numeric value. All the binary conversion functions may be used in conjunction with the binary file functions.

Example

? bin2l(l2bin(98765))
     98765

Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer