Subject Re: text2num not found From charlie <tm@tc.com> Date Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:34:11 -0500 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Mervyn thanks so much.  My wife was about to take me to the hospital with all the head banging I've been doing this morning!!! Mervyn Bick Wrote: > On 2023/11/14 18:16, charlie wrote: > > I have found a use for text2num function in the stringex.cc, but I cannot get it to work.  As a matter of fact 2 of my computers will not even acknowledge it exists.  Is there something wrong with the program?  I have uploaded results in my command try.  I have also tried it in a form, I have tried it using both dbase 10 and 11.  Maybe it won't work on those?  I hope that isn't the case.  Looks like it is written for windows 19.  Is that the problem? > > The text2num method only made it into the dUFLP in August 2021 but as > long as you have the latest version of the dUFLP installed it should > work with both dBASE 10 and dBASE 11. > > The error you are getting is because you haven't read the instructions. :-) > > text2num() is a method of a stringex object.  You need to create an > instance of the stringex object first.  Once the instance exists you can > execute it's methods. > > set procedure to :duflp:stringex.cc > oStr = new stringex() //create the istance > ?oStr.text2num('123,456.12','.') > > > Mervyn. > >