1. Number Input--oops
- Posted by Craig Gilbert <cgilbert at CENNET.MC.PEACHNET.EDU> Jul 29, 1997
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>>>Bryan wrote: . . .how do I let the player enter numbers (such >>>as a bet), and have the variable equal the number entered and >>>not the ASCII number? . . .<skipped> . . . They enter "15", >>>but the sequence variable is set to {49,53} . . . >>Craig wrote: <bad advice skipped > >Ad Rienks wrote: >Bryan, > >Maybe you can use the input function, written by 'unknown coder' >(actually a corporate attempt of some coders). This function can >also be found on the ftp site of Irv Mullins (that's his name, I think) > > <code skipped> >--Using the function get(0) in this routine you don't need value() . . . Ad Rienks is absolutely right. Using get(0) is much more straightforward than first getting a string and then converting it with value(), whether you use the 'unknown coder' input() or not. Sorry about the bum steer . . . Craig