You can add a Number or Integer parameter between the post-it and the expression, that will convert the text into a number.
-- David Rutten [email protected] Robert McNeel & Associates On Apr 6, 9:07 pm, Jahue <[email protected]> wrote: > I figured as much, I havent had alot of time to work on it. The postit > I simply added for the screen grab, so that is was clear that the > function was working prior to the square root function. > > Thanks > > On Apr 6, 12:54 pm, taz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Jahue, > > > Any data coming from a <Post-It> is a string type variable. You can > > see this in your screengrab where the expression editor shows "x As > > String". > > > Some components are smart enough to take <Post-It> data and > > automatically convert it to the appropriate data type (if possible). > > For instance you can have a number in a <Post-It> and use it to > > specify the magnitude of a vector or a scale factor, etc. > > > The <1 Variable Function> component does not auto-convert any data > > because expressions can be constructed with any incoming data type and > > the user must check compatibility with the desired functions. In your > > particular case, the sqrt(x) function will only evaluate an integer or > > a double. > > > -taz > > > On Apr 6, 11:41 am, Jahue <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I have uploaded a screen grab of the problem(sqrtproblem.jpeg). You > > > can see the value coming from the formula on the right is 51.0 and the > > > formula on the right is open. It just gives me a error. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > On Apr 2, 4:59 pm, phildavis17 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > This sounds weird. Could you post the file, or a screenshot of the > > > > file?
