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CHR_BTOI
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Read an INTEGER value from a binary string
- Description:
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The given binary string is decoded into an INTEGER value.
- Invocation:
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CALL CHR_BTOI( STRING, IVALUE, STATUS )
- Arguments:
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STRING = CHARACTER
(
) (Given)
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String to be decoded, e.g. '10101100'.
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IVALUE = INTEGER (Returned)
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Value decoded from the given string.
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STATUS = INTEGER (Given and Returned)
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The status value. If this value is not SAI__OK on input, the
routine returns without action. If the routine fails to
complete successfully, STATUS is returned set to SAI__ERROR.
- Notes:
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This subroutine assumes a 32-bit, twos-complement representation
of an INTEGER.

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CHR Character Handling Routines
Starlink User Note 40
A C Charles
P C T Rees
A J Chipperfield
2 August 1995
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk