CF is typeless (or it tries to be) and there shouldn't be a difference.
What you may be looking for is the Val() function, which converts a string
to numeric value by taking the first number it finds. For example Val("219
West 43rd St") returns 219.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Banks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 2:53 PM
Subject: String to Int
> is there a way [ie. a cf function ]to convert a string to an integer.
let's
> say a user enters the string '1976' , and i want to process that string as
> the integer 1976.
> any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks
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