>>If I set my currency symbol to £ and want to create a currency variable I still have to use the $ sign as lval = $200. And using NTOM gives me a dollar amount.
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>>Thats a nuisance.
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>The '$' (dollar sign) in the '$200' represents a currency literal not a dollar value.
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>The NTOM() function converts a numeric value to a currency value. Nothing more, nothing less. There's no currency type attached to it.

Thanks Sergey Yes I see that. I was just about to process some strings some of which contain currency amounts and was thinking of using VARTYPE to check which ones where valid currency amounts. I'll have to change my £s to $s first.