Conversion Functions Explained
The following is a list of functions available in VB & VBA
for converting from one type to another. These function are most useful when you
are creating your own functions or want to manipulate a number or text string.
- CBool(expression)
This will convert any valid expression into a boolean (true /
false) value. The only expressions you can pass to it are the following
"True" , "False" "0" or 0 gives false, and any
other text or normal number gives true.
- CByte(expression)This is only useful if you want to convert a string, integer,
long or double that has a positive value less that 256 into a byte (which
takes up less space)
- CCur(expression)Converts any string, integer, long, byte, or double value to a
currency value (roughly plus or minus 900 Trillion to four decimal places.
- CDate(expression)Great for converting strings into date format. Accepts most
formats for dates. 12/3/99 12-3-99 12 March 1999 e.t.c also accepts numbers
counting from 1/1/1899 so 36231.0 is equal to 12/3/1999.
- CDbl(expression)Converts any valid string, long , byte , decimal or currency
to double. (You know the scientific format).
- CDec(expression)Converts any valid string, long, byte, double or currency to
decimal. That would be numbers up to 79 gazillion (+/-79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,335)
or the same with decimal places +/-7.9228162514264337593543950335
- CInt(expression)Converts valid values to integer format (-32,768 to 32,767).
- CLng(expression)Converts valid values to long format (-2,147,483,648 to
2,147,483,647)
- CSng(expression)Converts valid values to single format. (Scientific but not as
big as double)
- CVar(expression)Don't do it, it's too confusing
- CStr(expression)Converts valid values (numbers, boolean) to string format.
Great for doing string calculations on numbers. For instance if you want the
first two characters as a number of any long then you can use clng(left(cstr(number),2)).
So 2345 would give 23 and 23456 would give 23.
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