Manuals/calci/VALUE

VALUE(txt)

where,

• $txt$ is a text that represents a number.

VALUE() converts a text string representing a number, to a number string.

Description

VALUE(txt)

e.g. VALUE("$1760") returns 1760 as a result.

• VALUE function is used to convert a text containing numbers to a number string.
• $txt$ is a text value and should be enclosed in double quotes (e.g. "$100"), when directly entered in the command.
• $txt$ can be a number, date or time values in proper formats.
• If $txt$ is invalid, Calci displays #N/A error message.

Examples

Consider the following examples that demonstrate the use of VALUE function:

$1000
08/2/2010

=VALUE(A1) : Displays 1000 as the output.
=VALUE(B1) : Converts date to its serial number. Displays 40392.71486111111 as the output.

See Also

• DATEVALUE
• TIMEVALUE

References

• String
• Text Normalization