Converts a text string that represents a number to a number.
Syntax
VALUE(text)
Text is the text enclosed in quotation marks or a column reference containing the text you want to convert.
Remark
Text can be in any of the constant number, date, or time formats. If text is not in one of these formats, VALUE returns the #VALUE! error value.
Examples
| Formula |
Description (Result) |
| =VALUE("$1,000") |
Number equivalent of the string (1000) |
| =VALUE("16:48:00")-VALUE("12:00:00") |
The serial number equivalent to 4 hours and 48 minutes, which is "16:48:00"-"12:00:00" (0.2 or 4:48) |