Convert a String Representing a Number to a Number

Sun, 10/05/2008 - 10:38pm — Lepa

Syntax

Value(str)

Description
Use the Value function to convert a string representing a number to the number.

str: value to be passed to the function.

Example:
The example sets &VAL1 to 5.25 and &VAL2 to 500:
&VAL1 = Value("5.25");
&VAL2 = Value("500");

Check out the following post to convert a number variable type to a string type.

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