atoi()

Purpose:

atoi() converts an alpha field to an integer field, and returns the integer field.

Usage:

ival = atoi(aval);

Arguments:

alpha aval;

Returns:

integer ival;

There are no error returns from atoi().

Where Used:

atoi() can be called from anywhere.

Example:

fromdate = atoi(argv[3]);

Description:

This PCL takes one alpha argument and converts it to an integer, returning the integer.

Bugs/Features/Comments:

atoi() does not verify the format of aval.

See Also:

atodate()

atoi()

atof()

ftoa()

itoa()

sys.fmt_alpha()

sys.fmt_choice()

sys.fmt_date()

sys.fmt_float()

sys.fmt_integer()

sys.fmt_time()