Converting String numbers into real numbers

[Jean-Jérôme Doucet via OfficeKB.com]

Hi,

I have a formula in VBA that searches through a table for corresponding
results to the conditions I specified and sort the results into another table.
My problem is that the data I use, which includes monetary values, seems to
have converted them into string numbers (which include de $ sign as part of
the characters and not only into a simple visual effect). It's a problem when
I want to do mathematic operations with those monetary values. Is there a way
to convert them into real numbers in my VBA code just before doing my maths
with them? I tried to pre-format the cells before their extraction but it
seems it isnt enough to really convert them.

Thx!

Werner

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

Select the cells and do

Edit=>Replace
What: $
With: $

If you need a macro, turn on the macro recorder while you do it manually.

 

[Jean-Jerome Doucet via OfficeKB.com]

Thanks for your advice.

JJD