ASCII to FLOAT Extract

[ThePLCPeon 0]

Hello, I would like to know if there is a simple way to convert an ascii string of say "1500.7" into a float? I know I can use the ascii to int function and convert the first 4 characters which would give me 1500 as an integer. I was hoping I could just get 1500.7 straight into a float. 

My current method of doing this is to extract 1500 into an int and then extract the 7 into an int seperatley, I then divide the 7 portion of the number by 10 and add it to the 1500 to get my actual value.

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

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[ThePLCPeon 0]

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