This list gives a brief description of the most useful functions to
manipulate numbers in Microsoft Access VBA.
Note that functions are always followed by a pair of brackets even if -
like Rnd() - there's nothing in between them. The Access editor will
sometimes remove these brackets but by entering them you are telling
Access that you are attempting to use a function.
| Abs(<number>) |
Returns the absolute value of <number>.
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Cos(<number>)
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Returns the cosine of <number> radians. See
Sin
and
Tan
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e
|
Access does not have the value of e built in. Use
Exp(1)
to calculate e raised to the power of 1 or just define
2.718281828459 as a constant.
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Exp(<number>)
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Returns
e^<number>.
See
Log
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Fix(<number>)
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Returns the whole number between <number> and zero. Identical
to
Int
for positive numbers. Be careful with negative numbers.
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Int(<number>)
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Returns the nearest whole number less than <number>. Identical
to
Fix
for positive numbers.
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Log(<number>)
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Returns the natural (base
e)
logaritm of <number>.
See
Exp
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Pi
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Access VBA does not have the value of pi built in. Use
3.1415926536 or however many digits you require.
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Rnd()
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Returns a
random
number. Use Randomize() to control the random number generator.
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Sgn(<number>)
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Returns 1, 0, or -1 when <number> is positive, zero, or
negative respectively.
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Sin(<number>)
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Returns the sine of <number> radians. See
Cos
and
Tan
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Sqr(<number>)
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Returns the square root of <number>. Generates a runtime error
if <number> is negative.
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Tan(<number>)
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Returns the tangent of <number> radians. Generates a runtime
error if <number> is
Pi/4.
See
Cos
and
Tan
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