"%" character
I am using the following code: Val(strValue) where strValue = "0.1%" I am getting a type mismatch error.. what does the "%" character do to a string?
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6/4/2010 11:42:21 PM
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As you found, Val() can't handle strings that are formatted with characters
such as % or $. Divide the value by 100, i.e. use:
0.001
In what context do you need such a value entered? If it is an unbound text
box, set its Format property to Percent, and it will be understood correctly
as a numeric value.
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Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia
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> I am using the following code:
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> Val(strValue)
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> where strValue = "0.1%"
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> I am getting a type mismatch error.. what does the "%" character
> do to a string?
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6/5/2010 1:57:11 AM
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