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  uCharToVal( cSource, uType )-> <uValue>
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 PARAMETER:

  <cSource>    Is a string expression to be converted into another type

  <uType>      Is a C,D,L or N variable, whose type determines the kind of
               conversion we want to do with <cSource>


 RETURNS:

  <uValue> is the corresponding value obtained from <cSource> and 
  <uType>


 DESCRIPTION:

  uCharToVal() converts a string into a Date, Logical or a numerical value.


 EXAMPLE:

    +--------------------------------------------------------------+
    |  /* Several conversions */                                   |
    |  uCharToVal( "2345", nVar )-> 2345                           |
    |  uCharToVal( "2345", cVar )-> "2345"                         |
    |  uCharToVal( "01.01.95", dVar )-> 01/01/95                   |
    |  uCharToVal( ".T.", lVar  )-> .T.                            |
    +--------------------------------------------------------------+


 SOURCE:

  SOURCE\FUNCTION\WQOUT.PRG



See Also: cValToChar uValBlank
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