Numeric variables in Flash from XML

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I am having a problem with XML…I can get Flash to load all of the information and display it elsewhere…however, it appears to be storing it as a string. When I try the Number(xxx) or var:Number method…it usually just returns “0”. How do I get Flash to convert the variable to a number so that I can perform specific mathematic functions on it???

Here is the onLoad function: ( I know I used the drawn out version…but I am still learning XML)

player_xml.onLoad = function(success){
if (success){
trace(“done”);
var player = player_xml.firstChild;
var name = player.firstChild.firstChild.childNodes;
var strength = player.firstChild.firstChild.nextSibling.childNodes;
var agility = player.firstChild.firstChild.nextSibling.nextSibling.childNodes;
var intelligence = player.firstChild.firstChild.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.childNodes;
var vitality = player.firstChild.firstChild.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.childNodes;
var luck = player.firstChild.firstChild.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.childNodes;
var hitBase = player.firstChild.firstChild.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.childNodes;
var mhp = player.firstChild.firstChild.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.childNodes;
var hp = player.firstChild.firstChild.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.childNodes;
var lvl = player.firstChild.firstChild.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.childNodes;
var gold = player.firstChild.firstChild.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.childNodes;
var expNow = player.firstChild.firstChild.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.childNodes;
var expNeed = player.firstChild.firstChild.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.childNodes;
_root.playerArray = [name,strength,agility,intelligence,vitality,luck,hitBase,mhp,hp,lvl,gold,expNow,expNeed];
trace(_root.playerArray);
}
}