this is real silly....

[cleolab]

Just now I realize that I have never had to do basic equations in any of my little programs while learning VB, so I must ask something that may seem a little ridiculous...

Here's a basic way of explaining my question:

3 text boxes on a form (txt1,txt2,txt3)
1 command button (cmd1)

Say I want to add txt1 and txt2 and display result in txt3.
The command button to perform the calc.

This is what I've done:



Private Sub cmdCalc_Click()
x = Text1
y = Text2

Text3 = x + y
End Sub

Plus several other variations of the same.
As I'm sure you all realize, with what I've done, if txt1 =2 and txt2 = 2, txt3 displays "22"

What am I forgetting to do?

Thank you.

[xmin]

Use this code:

Code:
----------------
x=val(txt1)
y=val(txt2)
txt3=x+y
---------------

[HeSaidJoe]

[code]
'textboxes are string by default so you have to
'convert using Cint,Cdbl,Clnt or use Val for value
'assuming textboxes are txt1,txt2,txt3
'you don't need the variables

Private Sub cmdCalc_Click()
txt3 = val(txt1) + val(txt2)
End Sub
[code]

Use CInt if your numbers does not involve decimals.

txt3 = CInt(txt1) + CInt(txt2)