Library /sys$common/syshlp/basichelp.hlb VAL  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  The VAL function returns the floating-point value  of  a  numeric  string.
  The VAL% function returns the integer value of a numeric string.

  Examples

  Real_num = VAL("990.32")

  Int_num% = VAL%("999")

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