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CVDMBF                   MBF Double-Precision String to IEEE        QB87 only

 y! = CVSMBF(8-byte-string)

    Converts a string representation of a double-precision number in
    Microsoft Binary Format to an IEEE-format real.

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      Notes:    The IEEE format for real numbers offers more accuracy and
                range than the Microsoft Binary Format. But the IEEE
                format is supported only by the QB87 version of the
                compiler, and programs compiled with QB87 run only on
                machines equipped with 8087 or 80287 coprocessors.

                An alternative to converting MBF data with CVSMBF and
                CVDMBF is to compile the program with the /MBF command-
                line switch. This option converts numbers as they're read
                from a random file, then reconverts them before writing
                them back to the file.