• <Helps for GetStart>
  • CSPro User's Guide
    • The CSPro System
    • Data Dictionary Module
    • The CSPro Language
    • Data Entry Module
    • Batch Editing Applications
    • Tabulation Applications
    • CSPro Statements and Functions
      • Statement Format Symbols
      • Alphabetical List of Functions and Statements
      • List of Reserved Words
      • Deprecated Features
      • Declaration Statements
      • Array Object
      • List Object
      • ValueSet Object
      • Map Object
      • Program Control Statements
      • Assignment Statements
      • Data Entry Statements and Functions
      • Batch Edit Statements
      • Numeric Functions
      • String Functions
        • Compare Function
        • Concat Function
        • String Concatenation Operator
        • Edit Function
        • GetBuffer Function
        • Length Function
        • MakeText Function
        • Message Formatting Options
        • Pos Function
        • PosChar Function
        • RegExMatch Function
        • Strip Function
        • ToLower Function
        • ToNumber Function
        • ToUpper Function
      • Multiple Occurrence Functions
      • General Functions
      • Date and Time Functions
      • External File Functions
      • Synchronization Functions
    • Templated Reporting System
    • Appendix
  • <Helps for CSEntry>
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  • <Helps for CSTab>
  • <Helps for DataViewer>
  • <Helps for TextView>
  • <Helps for TblView>
  • <Helps for TRSWin>
  • <Helps for CSDeploy>
  • <Helps for CSPack>
  • <Helps for CSFreq>
  • <Helps for CSSort>
  • <Helps for CSExport>
  • <Helps for CSReFmt>
  • <Helps for CSDiff>
  • <Helps for CSConcat>
  • <Helps for TRSSetup>
  • <Helps for ParadataViewer>
  • <Helps for ParadataConcat>
  • <Helps for CSIndex>
  • <Helps for Excel2CSPro>
  • <Helps for CSWeb>

ToNumber Function

Format
d = tonumber(string_expression);
Description
The tonumber function converts a string_expression into a number. Leading blanks in the string are ignored. The conversion stops at the first non-numeric character encountered.
Return Value
The function returns a decimal number. If the string begins with a non-numeric character (other than a blank), the function returns default.
Example
numeric districtParameter = tonumber(sysparm("DISTRICT"));
See also: Edit Function