Parse Function (Access custom web app)

Parses a text value and returns its value in a given type using the culture of the application.

Note

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Syntax

Parse (TextExpression, DataType)

The Parse function contains the following arguments.

Argument name	Description
TextExpression	A text expression representing the formatted value to parse into the specified data type.
DataType	Literal value representing the data type requested for the result.

Remarks

Use Parse only for converting from string to date/time and number types. For general type conversions, use the Convert function. Keep in mind that there is a certain performance overhead in parsing the string value.