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title: "ConvertToNumber"
slug: "converttonumber"
updated: 2024-05-04T19:24:52Z
published: 2024-05-04T19:24:52Z
canonical: "help.mail-and-deploy.com/converttonumber"
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# ConvertToNumber

### General

The *ConvertToNumber* function can be used to convert a value to a [Number](/release34/docs/number).

          NOTE

          

If the value cannot be converted to a number (e.g. when trying to convert the [String](/release34/docs/string) "*This is a text*" to a number), the execution of the report document preview or task will fail.

### Syntax

The syntax of the *ConvertToNumber* function is:

          ConvertToNumber Function Syntax

          

ConvertToNumber(<value>)

### Examples

The following [Expression](/release34/docs/introduction-to-mail-and-deploy-expressions) returns the value of the variable *vTest* of [Datasource](/release34/docs/introduction-to-datasources) MyDatasource as [Number](/release34/docs/number):

          ConvertToNumber Function Example

          

ConvertToNumber([Datasource].[MyDatasources].[Variable].[vTest])

If the variable contains a [String](/release34/docs/string) with value "*123*" then the returned number will be *123*.