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NUMVAL-C 

The NUMVAL-C function returns the numeric value represented by the
character string specified by parameter-1.  Any optional currency sign
specified by parameter-2 and any optional commas preceding the decimal
point are ignored.  The function type is numeric.

Syntax 

     FUNCTION NUMVAL-C (parameter-1 {parameter-2})

Parameters 

parameter-1           Must be a nonumeric literal or alphanumeric data
                      item whose content has one of the following
                      formats:


            

                      where space is a string of zero or more spaces, cs
                      is the string of one or more characters specified
                      by parameter-2, and digit is a string of one or
                      more digits.

                      If the DECIMAL-POINT IS COMMA clause is specified
                      in the SPECIAL-NAMES paragraph, the functions of
                      the comma and decimal point in parameter-1 are
                      reversed.

                      The total number of digits in parameter-1 must not
                      exceed 18.

parameter-2           If specified, must be a nonnumeric literal or
                      alphanumeric data item.

                      If parameter-2 is not specified, the character used
                      for cs is the currency symbol specified for the
                      program.

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