# $EPIC: strtol.txt,v 1.1.1.1 2006/07/11 04:57:43 jnelson Exp $
======Synopsis:======
$__strtol__(<base> <number>)

======Technical:======
   * <base> is a number, either 0, or 2 to 36.
   * <number> is a valid number in the given <base>.
   * If <base> or <number> are omitted, the empty string is returned.
   * If <base> is not 0 or 2 to 36, the empty string is returned.
   * If <number> is not valid for <base>, 0 is returned.
   * Otherwise, the return value is <number> converted to base 10.
   * Remember that <number> has to fit into a (long) variable type.

======Practical:======
This is useful to convert binary, octal, or hex numbers to decimal.

======Returns:======
The <number> of the given <base>, converted to base 10.

The empty string if argument is omitted.

0 if the conversion was unsucessful.

======Examples:======
$strtol(16 ABC194F) returns 180099407

======History:======
This function first appeared in EPIC5-0.0.2.