CipherLab 8 Series

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Chapter 4 BASIC Commands
VALR
Purpose To convert a string expression to a real number.
Syntax A! = VALR(X$)
Remarks “A!” is a real number variable to be assigned to the result.
“X$” is a string that includes numeric characters.
The precision of the converted result is governed by the command
SET_PRECISION.
Example
A! = VALR(“123.45”)
PRINT “A = ”, A!
…
REM A = 123.45