# Another loadVars question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-loadvars-question/35822>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 18, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-loadvars-question/35822 "2003-11-18T16:15:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stanley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@Stanley](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stanley)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-loadvars-question/35822/1 "2003-11-18T16:15:20Z")

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Dumb question ahaid :elderly:  
(i searched the forum first)…

objFotos = new LoadVars();  
objFotos.load(“data.txt”);  
objFotos.onLoad = function() {  
trace(this.foto1); --\> returns a path  
trace(this.howmany); --\> returns “6”  
t=8;  
if(t\<this.howmany){  
trace(“smaller value !”);  
}  
};

I don’t know why, but when I run this, I get “smaller value !” in the output window. While howmany=6 and t=8; It’s like flash doesn’t read howmany als a value but more as if “6” was a string.

hmm…help  
Stanley