>LOCAL lcMathAccum >lcMathAccum = BINTOC(theLenght,"RS") + ; && thelength = some numeric variable >"?" + ; && or whatever other single char makes sense >" " && another single character .. > >&& append MInts array .. >FOR xj = 1 TO theLength > lcMathAccum = lcMathAccum + BINTOC(theInts[xj],"RS") >ENDFOR > >&& pad to full length (26 bytes) if less than 5 MInts were appended .. >lcMathAccum = PADR(lcMathAccum,26,CHR(0)) > >&& the functioncall ... >>