Re: String to number
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg73191] Re: [mg73174] String to number
- From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 04:54:02 -0500 (EST)
- Reply-to: hanlonr at cox.net
ToExpression["12"]/4 3 ToExpression["12/4"] 3 Bob Hanlon ---- "Jos=C3=A9 Carlos Santos" <jcsantos at fc.up.pt> wrote: > Hi all: > > The ToString command generates a string from an expression. Is there a > similar command which generates numbers from strings? What I mean by > this is: is there a command (let's call it ToNumber) such that > > ToNumber["12"] > > generates the number 12? > > Best regards, > > Jose Carlos Santos >