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convert string to number
in vbscript
how can I convert string to Number
and if the string is invalid number format how can check that with before the program breaked
with examples
how can I convert string to Number
and if the string is invalid number format how can check that with before the program breaked
with examples
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You can also simply use val function,
dim numvalue as integer
numvalue = val("yourstring")
dim numvalue as integer
numvalue = val("yourstring")
That's a trick question. In VBScript, there are no number datatypes, just variants (ok, you can have a variant that is a type variant/integer or something like that). You can't dim something as long or integer in VB script.
As suggested above, if you need to pass a string as a particular datatype, say to an external vb component or something, then you can use the conversion functions like
CLng(), CInt() etc.
I'd suggest never using the Val statement as suggested. Val has the following quirks:
Val("555-1212") gives you 555
Val("59.95") gives you 59
Val("1,000,000") gives you 1
As suggested above, if you need to pass a string as a particular datatype, say to an external vb component or something, then you can use the conversion functions like
CLng(), CInt() etc.
I'd suggest never using the Val statement as suggested. Val has the following quirks:
Val("555-1212") gives you 555
Val("59.95") gives you 59
Val("1,000,000") gives you 1
mdougan,
There is no Val function in VBScript. Probably because it does not support regional locales.
Anthony
There is no Val function in VBScript. Probably because it does not support regional locales.
Anthony
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dim lngMyValue as long
lngMyValue = clng(val("yourstring"))
lngMyValue will be 0 if the string is invalid