Expression = Val ( String )
Converts a string into a boolean, a number or a date, according to the content of the string.
The current localization is used to convert numbers and dates.
The conversion algorithm is the following:
TRUE
or FALSE
, then the matching boolean value is returned.
NULL
is returned.
PRINT Val("09/06/72 01:00")09/06/72 01:00:00
PRINT Val("3.1415")3.1415
PRINT Val("-25")-25
PRINT Val("True")True
PRINT IsNull(Val("Gambas"))True