# Convert text string to integer

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-text-string-to-integer/7623>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [November 4, 2002, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-text-string-to-integer/7623 "2002-11-04T19:44:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![chipdouglas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@chipdouglas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chipdouglas)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2002, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-text-string-to-integer/7623/1 "2002-11-04T19:44:27Z")

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how do I convert a text string from an external txt-file to a integer så I can use the number

(external file: var1=20)

(flash: loadVariablesNum(“datafile.txt”,0); …it works but the var1=20 is a text string ☹

plz help!

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**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:** [November 5, 2002, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-text-string-to-integer/7623/2 "2002-11-05T10:21:54Z")

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hehe, u just need to add this to ur var:

```php
var = parseInt(yourVar);

```

yours,

h88