# Bad conversion?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bad-conversion/317769>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 2, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bad-conversion/317769 "2011-01-02T17:36:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![radi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4491bb/32.png) [@radi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/radi)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bad-conversion/317769/1 "2011-01-02T17:36:14Z")

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Total2 = PathData[0].substr(1,10)  
//trace(Total2) Equals 40  
Total = Total + Number(Total2)  
//trace(Total) Equals NaN

ive also tryed Total = Total + int(Total2)

is there a reason this doesnt work?