ifx_int8cvlong( )

The ifx_int8cvlong( ) function converts a C long type value into an int8 type value.

mint ifx_int8cvlong(lng_val, int8_val)
   int4 lng_val;
   ifx_int8_t *int8_val;

lng_val: is the int4 integer to convert to an int8 value.
int8_val: is a pointer to an int8 structure to contain the result of the conversion.