I am wanting to receive an XML String field with a decimal in it and add it to another XML string field with a decimal value in it. However, during type conversion the decimal positions are truncated if they are zero, this is not desirable. for example. String 100.00 + String 120.00 = 220.00 Return val As Decimal produces 220 I am very new to working with .net and was wondering if someone could tell me the proper way to code this snippet. I am getting an error "Format not declared" Public Function Reformat(ByVal val1 As Decimal) As Decimal Dim val2 As Decimal = Format(val1,"##0.00") Return val2 End Function I am using this code inside of a Biztalk functoid in a map between a string input and string output and simply want the decimal places to appear. thanks

Dim val2 As Decimal = Format(val1,"##0.00") When you apply formatting, it's no longer a number. val1 should be a String. I am getting an error "Format not declared" Try using: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings.Format It's the Format function you're looking for with its explicit location.