IB Statements/binary

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BINARY function

Syntax: BINARY(string-argument)

Discussion: The BINARY function returns 8 bytes for each character in the string-argument. The retured bytes represent the 8 bits in each character of the string-argument. If the bit is "on", the corresponding byte will be "1". If the bit is "off", the corresponding byte will be "0".

History: This function was added in Comet 504.

Example 1: IF SUB(BINARY(FLAGBYTE$),1,1) = "1" GO EightyBitOn

Example 2:

LENGTH  5 & LOCAL ITEM1$
LENGTH 40 & LOCAL ITEM2$
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INPUT (0) ITEM1$

ITEM2$ = BINARY(ITEM2$)

In this example, a 5-byte string (ITEM$) is converted to it's binary equivalent, which results in a 40-byte string (ITEM2$).