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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">CLng Function [Runtime]</title>
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<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
<lastedited date="2004-08-24T10:30:03">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153311" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03100600.xhp" name="CLng Function [Runtime]">CLng Function [Runtime]</link></paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148686" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2">Converts any string or numeric expression to a long integer.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145315" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="3">Syntax:</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147573" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">CLng (Expression)</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145610" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="5">Return value:</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153897" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6">Long</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154760" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="7">Parameters:</paragraph>
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<emph>Expression:</emph> Any numerical expression that you want to convert. If the <emph>Expression</emph> lies outside the valid long integer range between -2.147.483.648 and 2.147.483.647, $[officename] Basic returns an overflow error. To convert a string expression, the number must be entered as normal text ("123.5") using the default number format of your operating system.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150358" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="9">This function always rounds the fractional part of a number to the nearest integer.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154216" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="10">Example:</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147229" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="11">Sub ExampleCountryConvert</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156281" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12">Msgbox CDbl(1234.5678)</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153969" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13">Msgbox CInt(1234.5678)</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154909" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14">Msgbox CLng(1234.5678)</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153770" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="15">end sub</paragraph>
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