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XL2000: Cannot Specify Number of Digits with FIX() or INT() Functions


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Summary

In Microsoft Excel 2000, if you want to truncate a number in a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro or procedure, you can use the INT() function or the FIX() function to remove the fractional part of the number and return the resulting integer value.

However, if you want to pass an argument to specify a certain number of decimal places that you want to remain, as you can with the Microsoft Excel version 4.0 TRUNC() function, which has a num_digits argument, you must create a custom function. An example of such a function is in the "More Information" section of this article.

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More information

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Custom Function to Simulate the TRUNC() Function with the "num_digits" Argument

' Name of the procedure with parameter definitions.
Function VBATrunc(Number As Double, DecPlaces As Integer) As Double
    VBATrunc = Fix(Number * (10 ^ DecPlaces)) / (10 ^ DecPlaces)
End Function
				

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References

For more information about the Fix function, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type int, fix functions in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

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Article Info
Article ID : 213828
Revision : 8
Created on : 11/23/2006
Published on : 11/23/2006
Exists online : False
Views : 285