The [[MKI$]] function encodes an [[INTEGER]] numerical value into a 2-byte [[ASCII]] [[STRING]] value.


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: {{Parameter|result$}} = [[MKI$]]({{Parameter|integerVariableOrLiteral%}})


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* {{Parameter|integerVariableOrLiteral%}} is converted to two ASCII characters.
* [[INTEGER]] values can range from -32768 to 32767.
* MKI$ string values can be converted back to numerical INTEGER values using [[CVI]].
* The function takes up less byte space in a file than using the text numerical value when the value is over 2 digits.
* When a variable value is used with [[PUT]] a numerical value is converted automatically in [[RANDOM]] and [[BINARY]] files.


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''Example:'' How MKI$ creates a two byte string integer value to save file space.
{{CodeStart}} '' ''
{{Cl|SCREEN (statement)|SCREEN}} 12    '_PRINTSTRING requires a graphic screen mode
DO
  {{Cl|COLOR}} 14: {{Cl|LOCATE}} 13, 20: {{Cl|INPUT}} "Enter an Integer from 1 to 32767(0 quits): ", number%
  {{Cl|IF...THEN|IF}} number% < 1 {{Cl|THEN}} {{Cl|EXIT DO}}
  {{Cl|CLS}}
  A$ = {{Cl|CHR$}}(number% {{Cl|MOD}} 256)   'first digit(0 to 255)
  B$ = {{Cl|CHR$}}(number% \ 256)     'second digit(0 to 127)

  MKIvalue$ = A$ + B$
  Q$ = {{Cl|CHR$}}(34)
  strng$ = "{{Cl|CHR$}}(" + {{Cl|LTRIM$}}({{Cl|STR$}}(number% {{Cl|MOD}} 256)) + ") + {{Cl|CHR$}}(" + {{Cl|LTRIM$}}({{Cl|STR$}}(number% \ 256)) + ")"
  {{Cl|COLOR}} 11
  {{Cl|_PRINTSTRING}} (222, 252), {{Cl|STR$}}(number%) + " = " + strng$
  {{Cl|_PRINTSTRING}} (252, 300), "{{Cl|MKI$}} value = " + Q$ + MKIvalue$ + Q$ 'print ASCII characters
{{Cl|LOOP}}
{{Cl|END}} '' ''
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{{small|Code by Ted Weissgerber}}
:''Explanation:'' INPUT in QB64 limits integer entries to 32767 maximum. MOD 256 finds the part of a value from 0 to 255 while the second value is the number of times that 256 can go into the value. [[_PRINTSTRING]] can print all of the [[ASCII]] characters.
 

{{PageSeeAlso}}
* [[MKD$]], [[MKS$]], [[MKL$]]
* [[CVD]], [[CVI]], [[CVS]], [[CVL]]
* [[_MK$]], [[_CV]]


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