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Modules: Convert Currency ($500) into words (Five Hundred Dollars)

Author(s)
Joe Foster

(Q)    I'm looking to have Access convert the currency value "$531.20" into the text "Five hundred thirty one and twenty cents."

(A)    Use the following function provided by Joe Foster to convert the Currency into English words.

'************ Code Start **********
'This code was originally written by Joe Foster.
'It is not to be altered or distributed,
'except as part of an application.
'You are free to use it in any application,
'provided the copyright notice is left unchanged.
'
'Code Courtesy of
'Joe Foster
'
' Convert a currency value into an (American) English string
Function English (ByVal N As Currency) As String
    Const Thousand = 1000@
    Const Million = Thousand * Thousand
    Const Billion = Thousand * Million
    Const Trillion = Thousand * Billion

    If (N = 0@) Then English = "zero": Exit Function

    Dim Buf As String: If (N < 0@) Then Buf = "negative " Else Buf = ""
    Dim Frac As Currency: Frac = Abs(N - Fix(N))
    If (N < 0@ Or Frac <> 0@) Then N = Abs(Fix(N))
    Dim AtLeastOne As Integer: AtLeastOne = N >= 1

    If (N >= Trillion) Then
        Debug.Print N
        Buf = Buf & EnglishDigitGroup(Int(N / Trillion)) & " trillion"
        N = N - Int(N / Trillion) * Trillion ' Mod overflows
        If (N >= 1@) Then Buf = Buf & " "
    End If
    
    If (N >= Billion) Then
        Debug.Print N
        Buf = Buf & EnglishDigitGroup(Int(N / Billion)) & " billion"
        N = N - Int(N / Billion) * Billion ' Mod still overflows
        If (N >= 1@) Then Buf = Buf & " "
    End If

    If (N >= Million) Then
        Debug.Print N
        Buf = Buf & EnglishDigitGroup(N \ Million) & " million"
        N = N Mod Million
        If (N >= 1@) Then Buf = Buf & " "
    End If

    If (N >= Thousand) Then
        Debug.Print N
        Buf = Buf & EnglishDigitGroup(N \ Thousand) & " thousand"
        N = N Mod Thousand
        If (N >= 1@) Then Buf = Buf & " "
    End If

    If (N >= 1@) Then
        Debug.Print N
        Buf = Buf & EnglishDigitGroup(N)
    End If

    If (Frac = 0@) Then
        Buf = Buf & " exactly"
    ElseIf (Int(Frac * 100@) = Frac * 100@) Then
        If AtLeastOne Then Buf = Buf & " and "
        Buf = Buf & Format$(Frac * 100@, "00") & "/100"
    Else
        If AtLeastOne Then Buf = Buf & " and "
        Buf = Buf & Format$(Frac * 10000@, "0000") & "/10000"
    End If

    English = Buf
End Function

' Support function to be used only by English()
Private Function EnglishDigitGroup (ByVal N As Integer) As String
    Const Hundred = " hundred"
    Const One = "one"
    Const Two = "two"
    Const Three = "three"
    Const Four = "four"
    Const Five = "five"
    Const Six = "six"
    Const Seven = "seven"
    Const Eight = "eight"
    Const Nine = "nine"
    Dim Buf As String: Buf = ""
    Dim Flag As Integer: Flag = False

    'Do hundreds
    Select Case (N \ 100)
    Case 0: Buf = "":  Flag = False
    Case 1: Buf = One & Hundred: Flag = True
    Case 2: Buf = Two & Hundred: Flag = True
    Case 3: Buf = Three & Hundred: Flag = True
    Case 4: Buf = Four & Hundred: Flag = True
    Case 5: Buf = Five & Hundred: Flag = True
    Case 6: Buf = Six & Hundred: Flag = True
    Case 7: Buf = Seven & Hundred: Flag = True
    Case 8: Buf = Eight & Hundred: Flag = True
    Case 9: Buf = Nine & Hundred: Flag = True
    End Select
   
    If (Flag <> False) Then N = N Mod 100
    If (N > 0) Then
        If (Flag <> False) Then Buf = Buf & " "
    Else
        EnglishDigitGroup = Buf
        Exit Function
    End If
      
    'Do tens (except teens)
    Select Case (N \ 10)
    Case 0, 1: Flag = False
    Case 2: Buf = Buf & "twenty": Flag = True
    Case 3: Buf = Buf & "thirty": Flag = True
    Case 4: Buf = Buf & "forty": Flag = True
    Case 5: Buf = Buf & "fifty": Flag = True
    Case 6: Buf = Buf & "sixty": Flag = True
    Case 7: Buf = Buf & "seventy": Flag = True
    Case 8: Buf = Buf & "eighty": Flag = True
    Case 9: Buf = Buf & "ninety": Flag = True
    End Select
   
    If (Flag <> False) Then N = N Mod 10
    If (N > 0) Then
        If (Flag <> False) Then Buf = Buf & "-"
    Else
        EnglishDigitGroup = Buf
        Exit Function
    End If
    
    'Do ones and teens
    Select Case (N)
    Case 0: ' do nothing
    Case 1: Buf = Buf & One
    Case 2: Buf = Buf & Two
    Case 3: Buf = Buf & Three
    Case 4: Buf = Buf & Four
    Case 5: Buf = Buf & Five
    Case 6: Buf = Buf & Six
    Case 7: Buf = Buf & Seven
    Case 8: Buf = Buf & Eight
    Case 9: Buf = Buf & Nine
    Case 10: Buf = Buf & "ten"
    Case 11: Buf = Buf & "eleven"
    Case 12: Buf = Buf & "twelve"
    Case 13: Buf = Buf & "thirteen"
    Case 14: Buf = Buf & "fourteen"
    Case 15: Buf = Buf & "fifteen"
    Case 16: Buf = Buf & "sixteen"
    Case 17: Buf = Buf & "seventeen"
    Case 18: Buf = Buf & "eighteen"
    Case 19: Buf = Buf & "nineteen"
    End Select

    EnglishDigitGroup = Buf
End Function
'************ Code End **********

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