VALUE


Description Returns the specified text as a number.

Syntax VALUE ( text )

Argument Description
text Any text string, a formula that evaluates to a text string, or a cell reference that contains a text string. You can also specify a date or time in a recognizable format (for example, M/DD/YY for dates or H:MM AM/PM for time). If the format is not recognized, #VALUE! is returned.

Examples This function returns 9800:

VALUE(9800)

This function returns 123:

VALUE("123")

See Also DOLLAR, FIXED, TEXT