OpenOffice3.org Calc 3. Information Functions

N(value) Function

Returns the numeric value corresponding to the argument “value”. The data to convert must be a valid numeric format. If the argument is of type text, the function returns 0. If the argument is the logical value FALSE, the function returns 0. If the argument contains a diferent error value #N/A, the function returns the same error value. If the argument contains the logical value TRUE, the function returns 1. The argument “value” contains the reference to a cell that contains the data to evaluate, may also be a data or an expression. For example:

=N(3433) Returns the number 3433.
=N("tres") Returns 0. The data is a text.
=N(6+33) Returns 39. Calculates the sum and returns the result.

 

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