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==Class==
 
Expressions and Type Conversion
 
 
 
 
==Purpose==
 
==Purpose==
 
Function to perform character string to numeric conversion
 
Function to perform character string to numeric conversion

Revision as of 16:57, 28 October 2009

Purpose

Function to perform character string to numeric conversion


Syntax

VAL(<expC>)


See Also

CAST(), INT(), ROUND(), SET DECIMALS, SET FIXED, STR(), TRANSFORM()


Description

The VAL() function converts the character expression <expC> into a numeric value. If SET FIXED is on, then the value of the string will be rounded to the nearest decimal place according to the SET DECIMALS command.


Example

string = "1234"
? val(string)
      1234
set decimals to 2
set fixed on
? val("678.7615")
    678.76


Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer