# Convert input text data into float

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-input-text-data-into-float/283332>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 5, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-input-text-data-into-float/283332 "2009-03-05T00:10:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-input-text-data-into-float/283332/1 "2009-03-05T00:10:53Z")

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Hi,

please somebody help me, I am creating a flash to calculate the months needed to pay a credet card balance, but I dont know how to do the mathematics formula.

this is my GUI  
 ![](http://www.cite.edu.ph/kirupa.jpg)