Imports System
imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Public Module Module1
Public Sub Main()
dim decimalVal as decimal
dim stringVal as string = ("null")
dim stringVal2 as string = ("")
dim stringval3 as string = Val(stringval2)
'dim stringVal2 as string = ("435,000").ToString().Replace(null, 0)
'decimalVal = System.Convert.ToDecimal(stringVal.ToString().Replace("null", 0))
'System.Console.WriteLine("String converted to decimal = {0} " & stringval3, decimalVal.ToString("#,##0.00"))
System.Console.WriteLine("String converted to decimal = " & stringval3)
End Sub
End Module