Converts a value of any data type to a Text value.

This function is similar to CStr in Visual Basic.

The result of the conversion depends on the data type of Val, as follows:

The return value is “True” or “False” or their locale equivalents.

The string contains the number formatted according to the locale.

The string contains the date formatted according to the locale.

Val is returned unchanged.

The string is of the form "{1,2,0}", where the numbers are the values of the categories in Val (formatted using digits only, ignoring the locale).

If the object has a default property, the value of that property is converted. Otherwise an error occurs.

If Val is NULL, the return value is an empty string ("").

For an mrScriptBasic example of using CText, see Example 1: More than one response to a single response question.