Val (strings) Purpose Returns the numeric value of a string argument. Syntax Val (StringExpression) StringExpression Any string that represents a number. If StringExpression contains the decimal point character, Val returns a floating-point value; otherwise, Val returns an integer value. Example Sub Main() 'this program converts string "50" into a number and then uses the number in a math calculation         Dim s As String         Dim num As Integer         s = "50"         num = Val(s)                 Print "The numeric value of 's' times 5 is: ",num *5 End Sub