Why should this produce a 'Numeric Overflow'? I would expect it to return 390.
?VAL("390E 390TX") It is translating the 'E' to exponential with the following numeric to its exponent. What would your suggestions be to just evaluate the leading numeric? Thanks folks! Francis I. Coppage, Jr. -- "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." ... Albert Einstein _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/039801ca1855$55e099b0$01a1cd...@net ** 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.