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HP OpenVMS DCL Dictionary
F$CUNITS
Converts a number from one specified unit of measure to another.
Format
F$CUNITS (number [,fron-units, to-units])
Return Value
A number representing the converted value.
Arguments
number
Specifies a 32-bit (or smaller) number to convert.
from-units
Specifies the unit of measure from which to convert. Currently, it is
optional to specify this argument, because the only supported option
for this field is blocks.
to-units
Specifies the unit of to which to convert. Currently, it is optional to
specify this argument, because the only supported option for this field
is bytes.
Example
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$ WRITE SYS$OUTPUT F$CUNITS(554778, "BLOCKS", "BYTES")
270.88MB
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This example converts 554778 blocks to the equivalent in bytes. The
result is 270.88 MB.
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