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:nCVSMBF and CVDMBF Function Details
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CVSMBF and CVDMBF Function Details
 
Syntax
  CVSMBF (4-byte-string)
  CVDMBF (8-byte-string)
 
The CVSMBF and CVDMBF functions help you read old random-access files
containing real numbers stored as strings in Microsoft Binary format.
These functions convert the string read from the old file to an
IEEE-format number:
 
  Function  Description
 
  CVSMBF    Converts a 4-byte-string containing a Microsoft Binary
            format number to a single-precision IEEE-format number.
 
  CVDMBF    Converts an 8-byte-string containing a Microsoft Binary
            format number to a double-precision IEEE-format number.