ATODBL: Converting an Alphanumeric String to Double-Precision Format

How to:

The ATODBL function converts a number in alphanumeric format to decimal (double-precision) format.

Syntax: How to Convert an Alphanumeric String to Double-Precision Format

ATODBL(source_string, length, output)

where:

source_string: Alphanumeric
Is the string consisting of digits and, optionally, one sign and one decimal point to be converted.
length: Alphanumeric
Is the length of the source string in bytes. This can be a numeric constant, or a field or variable that contains the value. If you specify a numeric constant, enclose it in single quotation marks, for example '12'.
output: Double precision floating-point

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