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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
[[INT()]], [[ROUND()]], [[SET DECIMALS]], [[SET FIXED]], [[STR()]], [[TRANSFORM()]]
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[[Category:Expressions and Type Conversion Functions]]

Revision as of 13:46, 9 June 2009

Class

Expressions and Type Conversion


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