char dec2ascii( char value )
{
return '0' + value;
}

char long2string( char *s, long value)
{
short remainder;
char count=0;

do{
remainder = value % 10;
value = value - remainder;
value = value / 10;
s[count++] = dec2ascii( remainder );
}while( 0 != value );
return count;
}