NUMSTR

Purpose:

Converts a string into a scalar.

NUMSTR("string")

"string"

A string. The string to convert to a scalar.

A scalar.

numstr(strfind("XINC", "YOR:12.3 XINC:1.0 YREF:120.0"))

returns: 1.0

NUMSTR is a simple string to numeric converter - think of it as "numify a string".

See NUM2STR to convert a number or series to a string.

See NUMSTRS to convert a string to a series.

See SSCANF for more conversion options.