VAL( ) Function
Returns a numeric or currency value from a character expression composed of numbers. You can use VAL( ) to convert the character strings returned by the Visual FoxPro SYS( ) functions to numeric values.
VAL(cExpression)
Parameters
cExpression
Specifies a character expression composed of up to 16 numbers. Rounding occurs if more than 16 numbers are included in cExpression.If the first character of cExpression is a dollar sign ($),VAL( ) returns a currency value. In all other situations VAL( ) returns a numeric value.
Return Value
Numeric or Currency data type. VAL( ) returns the numbers in the character expression from left to right until a non-numeric character is encountered. Leading blanks are ignored. VAL( ) returns 0 if the first character of the character expression is not a number, a dollar sign ($), a plus sign (+), or minus sign (-). You can control the result of VAL( ) by issuing the SET DECIMALS command before using the VAL( ) function.
Example
CLEAR
STORE '12' TO A
STORE '13' TO B
? VAL(A) + VAL(B) && Displays 25.00
STORE '1.25E3' TO C
? 2 * VAL(C) && Displays 2500.00