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CHR_MTOA
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Translate a string from the machine's characters set to ASCII
- Description:
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The string STR1, encoded in the host machine's character set, is
returned in STR2 translated into a form which can be written and
subsequently read correctly by a machine which uses the ASCII
character set.
- Invocation:
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CALL CHR_MTOA( STR1, STR2 )
- Arguments:
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STR1 = CHARACTER
(
) (Given)
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A string represented by the host machine's character set.
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STR2 = CHARACTER
(
) (Returned)
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A string represented by the ASCII character set.
If STR2 is shorter than STR1, the translated string will be
truncated; if STR2 is longer than STR1, STR2 will be padded
with blanks beyond the translated string.

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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