# Flash Calculator beginner

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 19, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-calculator-beginner/159725 "2005-08-19T16:00:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Crj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@Crj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Crj)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2005, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-calculator-beginner/159725/1 "2005-08-19T16:00:18Z")

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greetings,

I’m currently trying to build a small calculating form in flash mx 2004. it is very simple but as i’m a beginner i dont know where to start. I have looked at a heap of tutorials but they are too complex and are not for my exact issue.

All i have is 2 input boxes, where the user enters 2 different amounts and then a drop down box with 5 different options. once the user enters the amounts and chooses one of the 5 options then all i need it to do is to calculate a result from those inputs. Example:

input 1: 500

input 2: 300

drop down: option 1 (value of 2.3)

then it would calculate (500 \* the value of option 1) + (300 + \* value of option 1) + 5%.

thats about it in a nutshell. then the result would show the finished calculations.

Any ideas of what i could do to begin or helpful tutorials that could set me of?

thanks