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DESCRIPTION</h2>
<p>returns a numeric value from a numeric character string.</p>
<p>works with any g-format input, including integer, real, and exponential. If the input string begins with "B", "Z", or "O" and otherwise represents a positive whole number it is assumed to be a binary, hexadecimal, or octal value. If the string contains commas they are removed. If the string is of the form NN:MMM... or NN::MMM then NN is assumed to be the base of the whole number.</p>
<p>if 