Thanks for the compliment, but Tom's also correct - There's no need to use 'value' (Director automatically converts for you)
& I get the expected value either way -Buzz At 2:34 PM -0700 8/10/02, you wrote: >try using: the value of field > >instead of: the text of field > >reason: >the text of field is a string >the value of field is the number > >you want to add, so you need numbers > >hth > >-Buzz > >At 5:12 PM -0400 8/10/02, you wrote: >>I am using the following script to add the text of field and I am getting >>some crazy numbers. >> >>on mouseUp >> put the text of field "Cost1" + the text of field "Cost2" into field >>"Total" >> updateStage >>end >> >>The field "Cost1" is 27935 and the field "Cost2" is 5500 and field "Total is >>showing 1236921976.0000 >> >>What am I doing wrong here? >> >>Thanks in advance, >> >>George Carlile >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>[To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go >>to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the >>list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email >>[EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with >>programming Lingo. Thanks!] > >[To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go >to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the >list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email >[EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with >programming Lingo. Thanks!] [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
