# Flash 8 input text field

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-input-text-field/195411>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 31, 2006, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-input-text-field/195411 "2006-07-31T15:55:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![bamboo212](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@bamboo212](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bamboo212)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-input-text-field/195411/1 "2006-07-31T15:55:56Z")

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Whenever i try to use a value from an input field in flash 8 the value is of type string while i intend to get a type number. can some tell me how to fix this.