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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">CDbl Function</title>
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<bookmark_value>CDbl function</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3153750" role="heading" level="1" xml-lang="en-US"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03100400.xhp" name="CDbl Function">CDbl Function</link></paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3149233" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Converts any numerical expression or string expression to a double type.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3149516" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Syntax</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3156152" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US">CDbl (Expression)</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3145068" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Double</paragraph>
<paragraph id="hd_id3154760" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Parameters:</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3153897" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> <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 id="hd_id3148797" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Example:</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_idm1340892064" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> MsgBox CDbl(1234.5678)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1340890816" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> MsgBox CInt(1234.5678)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1340889568" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> MsgBox CLng(1234.5678)</paragraph>
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