//Here's how it's supposed to work

char 0
String *0               *       //First string "0"


char -
String *-               *

char 3
String *-3              *       //Second string "-3"

Code / val 0, -3.00		//This is how it should look to the calling program after
				//the strings are converted to numbers.

char 0
String *0               *       //First string "0"


char -
String *-               *

char 1
String *-1              *

char 2
String *-12             *       //Second string "-12"

Code / val 0, -12.00
 .
 .
 .

//Here's a mild case of the problem.
char 1
String *1               *


char ⸮
String *⸮               *       //Where does the backwards '?' come from?	
                                //When cast to a byte, it has value 0xFF
char ⸮
String *⸮⸮              *

char ⸮
String *⸮⸮⸮             *

char 2
String *⸮⸮⸮2            *

char 0
String *⸮⸮⸮20           *

Code / val 1, ovf               //'ovf' is what you get when you try to convert the
                                //string to a number
 .
 .
 .

//Sometimes, it's much worse

char &                          //Don't know where the '&' came from
String *&               *

char ⸮
String *&⸮              *

char ⸮
String *&⸮⸮             *

char 1
String *&⸮⸮1            *

char 4
String *&⸮⸮14           *


char ⸮
String *⸮               *

char ⸮
String *⸮⸮              *

char ⸮
String *⸮⸮⸮             *

char ⸮
String *⸮⸮⸮⸮            *

char ⸮
String *⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮           *

char ⸮
String *⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮          *

char ⸮
String *⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮         *

char ⸮
String *⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮        *

char ⸮
String *⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮       *

char ⸮
String *⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮      *

char ⸮
String *⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮     *

char ⸮
String *⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮    *

char ⸮
String *⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮   *

char ⸮
String *⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮  *

char ⸮
String *⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮ *

char ⸮
String *⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮*

char ⸮
String *⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮*

char ⸮
String *⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮*

char ⸮
String *⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮*

char 0
String *⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮⸮*

Code / val 0, ovf