Summary :

This article shows you how to create a sample, user-defined function

named ConvertCurrencyToEnglish() to convert a numeric value to an English
word representation. For example, the function will return the
following words for the number 1234.56: One Thousand Two Hundred Thirty Four
Dollars And Fifty Six Cents

The Function Wizard can also be used to enter a custom function in a

worksheet. To use the Function Wizard, follow these steps:

1. Click the Function Wizard button, and select User Defined under
Function Category.
2. Select ConvertCurrencyToEnglish, and enter your number or cell
reference.
3. Click Finish

To Create the Sample Functions

1. Insert a module sheet into a workbook. To do this in Microsoft Excel

97 or Microsoft Excel 98, point to Macro on the Tools menu, and then
click Visual Basic Editor. In the Visual Basic Editor, click Module on
the Insert menu. In Microsoft Excel 5.0 or 7.0, point to Macro on the
Insert menu and click Module.

2. Type the following code into the module sheet.

Function ConvertCurrencyToEnglish (ByVal MyNumber)

Dim Temp
Dim Rupees, Paise
Dim DecimalPlace, Count

ReDim Place(9) As String

Place(2) = " Thousand "
Place(3) = " Lac "
Place(4) = " Carore "
Place(5) = " Arab "

' Convert MyCurrency to a string, trimming extra spaces.

MyCurrency = Trim(Str(MyNumber))

' Find decimal place.

DecimalPlace = InStr(MyCurrency, ".")

' If we find decimal place...

If DecimalPlace > 0 Then
' Convert paise
Temp = Left(Mid(MyCurrency, DecimalPlace + 1) & "00", 2)
paise = ConvertTens(Temp)

' Strip off paise from remainder to convert.

MyCurrency = Trim(Left(MyCurrency, DecimalPlace - 1))
End If
 Count = 1
Do While MyCurrency <> ""
' Convert last 3 digits of MyCurrency to English rupees.
Temp = ConvertHundreds(Right(MyCurrency, 3))
If Temp <> "" Then Rupees = Temp & Place(Count) & Rupees
If Len(MyCurrency) > 3 Then
' Remove last 3 converted digits from MyCurrency.
MyCurrency = Left(MyCurrency, Len(MyCurrency) - 3)
Else
MyCurrency = ""
End If
Count = Count + 1
Loop

' Clean up rupees.

Select Case Rupees
Case ""
Rupees = "No Rupees"
Case "One"
Rupees = "One Rupees"
Case Else
Rupees = Rupees & " Rupees"
End Select

' Clean up paise.

Select Case Paise
Case ""
Paise = " And No Paise"
Case "One"
Paise = " And One Paise"
Case Else
Paise = " And " & Paise & " Paise"
End Select

ConvertCurrencyToEnglish = Rupees & Paise

End Function

Private Function ConvertHundreds (ByVal MyCurrency)

Dim Result As String

' Exit if there is nothing to convert.

If Val(MyCurrency) = 0 Then Exit Function

' Append leading zeros to number.

MyCurrency = Right("000" & MyCurrency, 3)

' Do we have a hundreds place digit to convert?

If Left(MyCurrency, 1) <> "0" Then
Result = ConvertDigit(Left(MyCurrency, 1)) & " Hundred "
 End If

' Do we have a tens place digit to convert?

If Mid(MyCurrency, 2, 1) <> "0" Then
Result = Result & ConvertTens(Mid(MyCurrency, 2))
Else
' If not, then convert the ones place digit.
Result = Result & ConvertDigit(Mid(MyCurrency, 3))
End If

ConvertHundreds = Trim(Result)
End Function

Private Function ConvertTens (ByVal MyTens)

Dim Result As String

' Is value between 10 and 19?

If Val(Left(MyTens, 1)) = 1 Then
Select Case Val(MyTens)
Case 10: Result = "Ten"
Case 11: Result = "Eleven"
Case 12: Result = "Twelve"
Case 13: Result = "Thirteen"
Case 14: Result = "Fourteen"
Case 15: Result = "Fifteen"
Case 16: Result = "Sixteen"
Case 17: Result = "Seventeen"
Case 18: Result = "Eighteen"
Case 19: Result = "Nineteen"
Case Else
End Select
Else
' .. otherwise it's between 20 and 99.
Select Case Val(Left(MyTens, 1))
Case 2: Result = "Twenty "
Case 3: Result = "Thirty "
Case 4: Result = "Forty "
Case 5: Result = "Fifty "
Case 6: Result = "Sixty "
Case 7: Result = "Seventy "
Case 8: Result = "Eighty "
Case 9: Result = "Ninety "
Case Else
End Select

' Convert ones place digit.

Result = Result & ConvertDigit(Right(MyTens, 1))
End If

ConvertTens = Result
End Function

Private Function ConvertDigit (ByVal MyDigit)

Select Case Val(MyDigit)
Case 1: ConvertDigit = "One"
Case 2: ConvertDigit = "Two"
Case 3: ConvertDigit = "Three"
Case 4: ConvertDigit = "Four"
Case 5: ConvertDigit = "Five"
Case 6: ConvertDigit = "Six"
Case 7: ConvertDigit = "Seven"
Case 8: ConvertDigit = "Eight"
Case 9: ConvertDigit = "Nine"
Case Else: ConvertDigit = ""
End Select
End Function