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Re: String to number

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg73200] Re: String to number
• From: dh <dh at metrohm.ch>
• Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 05:30:24 -0500 (EST)
• References: <eq9bnn$mrf$1@smc.vnet.net>

Hi José,

for the general case, we have: ToExpression

If more control is needed, we may use Read[StringToStream[string], 

type], see manual. E.g.:Read[StringToStream[str], Number]

Still another possibility is to write the string to a file and use 

Import to read it.

Daniel



José Carlos Santos 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

>