>Using vfp 8
>
>lcStringValue=[1,234]
>? VAL(lcStringValue)
>
>returns 1.00
>
>How can I get the real value of 1234?
>
>Thanks
Just remove all extra characters from the string, e.g.
lcBadChars = '.,&'
?val(chrtran(lcStringValue, m.lcBadChars, ''))
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
My Blog 
