FGET%
FGET$
FGETB
FGETF
FGETL

Syntax: FGET% [(#channel)]
   and: FGET$ [(#channel)]
   and: FGETB [(#channel)]
   and: FGETF [(#channel)]
   and: FGETL [(#channel)]
Location: BTool

These functions all try to read a value in internal format from the specified channel (#1).

FGET% reads two bytes and makes an integer value
      An integer is stored in two bytes as:
      Integer = Byte1*256+ byte2

FGET$ reads a string
      A string is stored as a two byte integer
      representing the length of the string,
      followed by the string itself.

FGETB reads a single byte

FGETF reads six bytes and turns them into a
      floating point number.

FGETL reads four bytes (a longword) and turns
      them into an integer.

CROSS-REFERENCE:
See GET and MKI$.  CVS$ and FPUT$ are also useful.
BGET and LGET are the same as FGETB and FGETL respectively.
