Talk:MEM$ (System Variable)/@comment-71.52.88.237-20141101162013/@comment-14600979-20141101162813

You can convert numbers in strings to numerical variables with http://petitcomputer.wikia.com/wiki/VAL_(Function)

VAL(MEM$) would get the number in the MEM$ string. You'd have to assign it to another variable, of course, like ALLDTA=VAL(MEM$).