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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">CSng Function[Runtime]</title>
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<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
<lastedited date="2004-08-24T11:13:53">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153753" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03100900.xhp" name="CSng Function[Runtime]">CSng Function[Runtime]</link></paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149748" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2">Converts any string or numeric expression to data type Single.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153255" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="3">Syntax:</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148983" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">CSng (Expression)</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3152347" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="5">Return value:</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153750" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6">Single</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3146957" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="7">Parameters:</paragraph>
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<emph>Expression:</emph> Any string or numeric expression that you want to convert. To convert a string expression, the number must be entered as normal text ("123.5") using the default number format of your operating system.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149514" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="9">Example:</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154142" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10">Sub ExampleCSNG</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147573" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="11">Msgbox CDbl(1234.5678)</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150772" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12">Msgbox CInt(1234.5678)</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147531" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13">Msgbox CLng(1234.5678)</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147265" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14">Msgbox CSng(1234.5678)</paragraph>
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