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Description

Converts in double the numeric string passed as argument. The purpose of this function is to replace the standard cdbl function of the VBScript run-time library, because the cdbl is dependent from the Local Regional settings of the computer, and so it can return incorrect results for numbers with the dot ( . ) as decimal separator, when the Local Regional setting is set to have a comma ( , ) for decimal separator. The function does not support explicit signs at the begin of the string.

Syntax

Function DBWCDbl(input_string)

Parameters

Return Values

If not "" (empty), the converted double value of the input string

Example

Sub main()
 MsgBox DBWCDbl("7.25")
 MsgBox DBWCDbl(".25")
 MsgBox DBWCDbl("725")
 MsgBox DBWCDbl("725.")
End sub