# Adding variables

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-variables/18250>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 14, 2003, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-variables/18250 "2003-04-14T22:38:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Captain\_Poopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@Captain\_Poopy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Captain_Poopy)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-variables/18250/1 "2003-04-14T22:38:39Z")

</div>

\_root.onEnterFrame = function() {  
I am creating a simple form. I have created several variables input through text boxes.  
lets say for simplicity  
var a  
var b  
var c  
these varibles will be numbers and I want to add them.

total = a+b+c

I do this and it creates a string out of them. How do I make the \*\*\*\* thing add.  
Thanks in advance  
Cap. P

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-variables/18250/2 "2003-04-14T22:43:48Z")

</div>

Number(total) = Number(a) + Number(b) + Number©

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-variables/18250/3 "2003-04-14T23:08:56Z")

</div>

Thanks a lot. One note though, you dont have to add the  
Number(total) or you get an error. Just put the variable there.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-variables/18250/4 "2003-04-14T23:25:26Z")

</div>

i figured. 🙂 I just got Number() happy.