kuri it's kind of you to offer help but i'm sorry thats just terrible. I strongly suggest you go into options and turn OPTION STRICT ON now. I also suggest you go back and learn the basics on string, Integer, data type values.

You are assigning an Integer value to a string Dim stepz as String = 0. Your example is filled with implicit conversions. Your use of GoTo only backs up why you should not be using it. That's a mess of Jo Mama's World Famous Spaghetti right there.