On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 10:34 AM, Richard Kaye <[email protected]> wrote:
> VAL returns a numeric from a text representation of numbers and IIRC is > also smart enough to handle currency character. > > > Is there a built in FoxPro function to convert a text field containing > "($123.45)" to the numeric value -123.45? I know I can tear it apart to > figure it out but am not sure what terms to use to look for a function that > does it for me. > ---------- Will VAL() register a negative amount ($123.45) as -123.45? -- Stephen Russell Sr. Analyst Ring Container Technology Oakland TN 901.246-0159 cell --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CAJidMYJ6fRAQwcCAM5G-hBGYSeKLYMGYOtxHb53_RY3o_=g...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
