I am not sure about vb.net but in C# you need to suffix the value with M.
e.g.

dSalesAmount = 725.53M

123.45M
>Hi,
>
>I'am new to vb.
>
>I tried the following:
>
>Dim dSalesAmount AS Deciaml
>dSalesAmount = 0
>
>Dim dTotal AS Decimal
>dTotal = 0
>
>Works!
>dSalesAmount = 725
>
>Does not work!
>dSalesAmount = 725.53
>
>Decimal does not appear to support values like .0725.
>dTotal = SalesAmount * .0725
>
>The online help seems to state that it does support decimal places.
>
>What's Decimal and Double used for?
>
>Does VB automatically convert TextBox Controls to math if you use it in a calculation?
>
>Thanks
>Roland