[Help] Bank Account

[swcAndrew]

ok I am having this problem. I am making this bank which displays money in the bank and money in your pocket. so i have two variables:

code:

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money // pocket money

bank_amm // bank money

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and when the player wants to withdraw I allow a input text box with a var name as "withdraw" and they type in the number of dollars they want to withdraw. So once they type a number and hit ok(button), this is what I type in its properties:

code:

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on (press) {

_root.money += withdraw;

_root.banl_amm -= withdraw;

}

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everything works except when I try and add the ammount to _root.money it just takes the number in money and then number in withdraw and puts them next to each other.For example:

my money is 400
if I type in 300 in the withdraw my money variable turns into 400300.

I can't figure out what I did wrong and I know once i realize it, I am going to feel stupid. Please help.

[JBS103]

http://www.flashkit.com/board/showth...hreadid=597612

Read what Marmotte has to say

[marmotte]

hehe, bingo

[swcAndrew]

wow I didn't even see that thread. Sorry for making a repeat. I just have one more question, which was mentioned in the other thread as well.

I want it to be only numerical characters, but when I change the character option to numerical I can still type in letters. Am i using it the for the wrong purpose?

How do you use parseFloat()? Would that be better?

[JBS103]

parseFloat - http://www.macromedia.com/support/fl...ionary620.html

[swcAndrew]

the explanation was vague, so where would I insert the parsefloat?

Would I insert it in the frame, or on the ok button likes this:

code:

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_root.money = parsefloat(-(-money_bank -withdraw));

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[kendude]

Put it wherever the function is that takes the input box's data (prior to any calculation), that's where you want to extract the numbers. If you want to use parseFloat, I would do that to each var to make sure it was a legit number. Then do your computations.

[Squize]

I just use int() for things like that. Boring but true.

code:

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_root.money = int(money_bank+withdraw));

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"the explanation was vague, so where would I insert the parsefloat?
Would I insert it in the frame, or on the ok button likes this"

Didn't you even try it before posting back here ???

Squize.

[swcAndrew]

yea I tried it but it didn't work on the button so reason for my question was to see if it was on the frame. If it was on the frame then I would ask how to set it up. Sorry if you found it annoying.

btw the int() thing worked, so thanks.