Function bin_convert(f) converts an ascii file with a table of exclusively numerical data into a binary file in double (32-bit) ieee big endian format. The function calls the perl script bin_convert.pl for the real conversion. The result is a binary file with name [f ".bin"] and a companion ascii file with name [f ".siz"] containing the number of rows and columns. (c) 2026 fabien van mook 2026.08.20 release of this file within package "fvm-miscellaneous" under GNU GPLv3+