variable type conversion

[Intel_C_Intel]

I have read in data from an external file into a string variable. I have parsed out the fields in the string variable that are integers that I want to use in computations. But how do I get from 1999 as a substring to 1999 as an integer that I can use in computations?

[Intel_C_Intel]

Look in the help file and/or manual under "internal read" statement for converting character to binary representation. It is straightforward.

Tom