--- title: "Constant values" canonical: "https://docs.cuesystem.com/space/CVCHELP/498532601/Constant%20values" format: markdown --- > Macro (toc) --- # Number constant value A number constant is a decimal, hexadecimal or binary number. #### Syntax ```visualbasic DecimalNumber &hHexadecimalNumber &HHexadecimalNumber &bBinaryNumber &BBinaryNumber ``` #### Example ```visualbasic 128 // decimal integral -345 // decimal negative integral 3.14159 // decimal floating point &h80 // hexadecimal &H2400 // hexadecimal &b10000000 // binary &B10111001 // binary ``` # Time constant value #### Syntax of absolute time ```none #mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss# #mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss.cccccc# ``` mm=month, dd=day, yyyy=year, hh=hours, mm=minutes, ss=seconds, cccccc=hundredth of second A hundredth of a second is optional. It is from one to six numbers (e.g. .1, .123, .123456). #### Syntax of a time interval ```visualbasic hh:mm:ss.cccccc mm:ss.cccccc :ss.cccccc :.cccccc hh:mm:ss mm:ss :ss ``` hh=hours, mm=minutes, ss=seconds, cccccc=hundredth of second A hundredth of a second is optional. It is from one to six numbers (e.g. .1, .123, .123456). #### Example ```none #03/14/2009 12:35:05# #02/26/2010 11:32:53.12# #11/24/2010 10:51:44.123456# 12:12:24 12:12:24.123456 :1.153 ``` # Char constant value #### Syntax ```visualbasic 'C' ``` #### Example ```visualbasic 'A' ``` # Text constant value The non-printable character can be entered as four hexadecimal number characters preceded by a sign \. Example: "\000A" is a Line feed character. #### Syntax ```visualbasic "Some text message" ``` #### Example ```visualbasic "It's Monday today" ``` #### Example ```visualbasic "First line\000ASecond line" ``` # ByteString constant value The non-printable character can be entered as two hexadecimal number characters preceded by a sign \. Example: &S"\0A" is the Line feed. #### Syntax ```visualbasic &S"Some ByteString message" ``` #### Example ```visualbasic &S"1234567890\ff" ``` #### Example ```visualbasic &S"First line\0ASecond line" ```