Re: Adding functionality to ARM BASIC

On 04 Feb 2009 00:07:12 +0000
jgh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Jonathan Graham Harston) wrote:

Steve Drain <steve@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I do not think VAL ever produces an error.

VAL is specified to return either zero or the value of the decimal
number in the string.

But it will produce an error if you pass it something other than a
string.

BTW, you appear to have replied to the wrong post here.

B.

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