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From: rchao@well.UUCP (Robert Chao)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Need Help With MKS$ command in MS-BASIC/TURBO C,BAS
Keywords: MKS,BASIC,TURBO,float
Message-ID: <11014@well.UUCP>
Date: 19 Mar 89 07:26:38 GMT
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I am trying to work with random-access files created by MicroSoft
BASIC. Single-precision real numbers are created in MS BASIC by the
command MKS$, which takes a number and makes it into a 4-char string.
However, TURBO C and TURBO BASIC seem to use a different MKS$, so I
can't correctly read the numbers.
Does anyone know the algorithm used for TURBO's MKS$?
Thanks
R. Chao