The [[MKD$]] function encodes a [[DOUBLE]] numerical value into an 8-byte [[ASCII]] [[STRING]] value.


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: {{Parameter|result$}} = [[MKD$]]({{Parameter|doublePrecisionVariableOrLiteral#}})


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* {{Parameter|doublePrecisionVariableOrLiteral#}} is converted to eight ASCII characters. To see this in action, try {{InlineCode}}PRINT MKD$(12345678){{InlineCodeEnd}}.
* [[DOUBLE]] values can range up to 15 decimal point digits. Decimal point accuracy depends on whole value places taken.
* The string value can be converted back to a DOUBLE numerical value using [[CVD]].
* [[DOUBLE]] numerical variable values [[PUT]] into a [[BINARY]] file are automatically placed as an MKD$ [[ASCII]] string value.


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* [[MKI$]], [[MKS$]], [[MKL$]]
* [[CVD]], [[CVI]], [[CVS]], [[CVL]]
* [[_MK$]], [[_CV]]

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