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{{QBDLDATE:05-20-2022}}
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{{QBDLTIME:23:14:47}}
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The [[MKL$]] function encodes a [[LONG]] numerical value into a 4-byte [[ASCII]] [[STRING]] value.
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{{PageSyntax}}
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: {{Parameter|result$}} = [[MKL$]]({{Parameter|longVariableOrLiteral&}})
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{{PageDescription}}
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* {{Parameter|longVariableOrLiteral&}} is converted to four ASCII characters. To see this in action, try {{InlineCode}}PRINT MKL$(12345678){{InlineCodeEnd}}.
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* The numerical data usually takes up less bytes than printing the [[LONG]] number to a file.
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* [[LONG]] integer values can range from -2147483648 to 2147483647.
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* Since the representation of a long number can use up to 10 ASCII characters (ten bytes), writing to a file using [[MKL$]] conversion, and then reading back with the [[CVL]] conversion can save up to 6 bytes of storage space.
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* [[CVL]] can convert the value back to a [[LONG]] numerical value.
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* [[LONG]] numerical variable values [[PUT]] into a [[BINARY]] file are automatically placed as an MKL$ [[ASCII]] string value.
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{{PageExamples}}
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See examples in:
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* [[SAVEIMAGE]]
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* [[SaveIcon32]]
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{{PageSeeAlso}}
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* [[MKI$]], [[MKS$]], [[MKD$]]
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* [[CVD]], [[CVI]], [[CVS]], [[CVL]]
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* [[_MK$]], [[_CV]]
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{{PageNavigation}}
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