# Combining/converting Variables
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combining-converting-variables/118484
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 5, 2004, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combining-converting-variables/118484 "2004-08-05T21:23:53Z")
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### Author:  [@Ordinathorreur](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ordinathorreur)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2004, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combining-converting-variables/118484/1 "2004-08-05T21:23:53Z")
I am having a bit of trouble combining variables.
I have a dynamic text field that I am using to show which picture is displayed. When you click on a “next picture” button, I increase the variable piccount with one. picCap stays the same as it represents the total number of pictures in that section. (see code)
My dynamic text field is called piccount.
I am loading the names of the corresponding pictures with loadvars into a variable called loadText. My text file looks like this:
&pic1=Building 1
&pic2=Building 2
&pic3=Building 3
The variables in the text file are being loaded properly as the following code displays the following in my textfield: 1/3 Building 1
[AS]\_root.piccount.text = (picnumber+" / “+picCap+” "+loadText.pic1);[/AS]
However I can’t seem to get the correct info for the correct picture as the above code obviously displays “building 1” for each picture. I have tried a bunch of different options like combining the variables but can’t get it quite right.
Can someone help me display the correct text for each picture?
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### Author:  [@Carixpig](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Carixpig)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2004, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combining-converting-variables/118484/2 "2004-08-06T01:43:49Z")
I’d use
[AS]
on(release){
picCap++;
\_root.piccount.text = (picnumber + “/” + picCap + " " + loadText[“pic” + picCap]);
}
[/AS]
Hope this helps some.
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### Author:  [@Ordinathorreur](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ordinathorreur)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2004, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combining-converting-variables/118484/3 "2004-08-06T15:22:39Z")
Thanks, Ill give it a try tonight! 🙂