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VALUE

 

Syntax: @VALUE(S)

S = a string value

@VALUE returns the numeric value represented by string S, or 0 if S does not represent a number.

Examples:

@VALUE(``324.399'') = 324.399

@VALUE(G10) = 1.7, where G10 = ``1.7''

@VALUE(M8) = 0, where M8 = ``cosine''


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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999