Text field of dreams

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Hi,

I’m new and I am trying to make a flash time calculator that takes input text(numbers only) from multiple input fields and updates a total box as the user changes the values. Kind of like an ecxel spreasheet would.

My problem is that I cannot get the total box to display the output.

Does anyone have a solution?

Thanks in advance!

andy

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I believe your problem is that anything coming from an Input box, Flash is going to think it is a string and in programming you can’t add strings up. So, you need to declare the var as an Int.

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Hi DP!

Like I said I’m kinda new at this…Do you know where I can look at an example?

Cheers,
andy

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then… as far as I can see you only need!
total = Int(something1)+Int(something2)

just add the strings to be added up in Int();

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Thanks! But is there a way to show the total in real time as the fields are added to. So it updates as changes are made. I was trying to nest it into a movie clip with an enterFrame. Am I on the right track?

Thanks again!

Andy

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Yes, use an onChanged handler. :wink:

http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31224

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Gracias, kind people!

I have been struggling with this for longer than I’d like to admit.

It works great!

Sincerely,
Andy:)