Function:     gds___str2char

Purpose:      copy a zero-terminated character string to a fchar.

Category:     GDS

File:         gdsd_basic.c

Author:       J.P. Terlouw

Use:          int gds___str2char(char *s, fchar c)

                           s    input character string
                           c    output fchar
                           
              If c is longer than s, than the result is padded with blanks;
              if it is shorter, than the result is truncated.
              The funcion value returned is the actual number of characters
              transferred form s to c.
              
Updates:      21-Dec-89   --   original document