Adding values in textboxes 2

[missmarci]

I am VERY new at this, but am trying to do something as simple as adding the values of two text boxes but instead of adding it smushes the numbers together (concantanation) so if txtMatTotal.text is 12 and txtPadPriceTotal.text is 10, txtTax.text ends up being 1210 instead of 22. If i substitute subtraction or multiplication or division, it works. The first two lines work beautifully. Please help. This answer is probably so easy, but I just can't seem to get it. Thank you.

Private Sub Command1_Click()

txtPadPriceTotal.Text = txtPadPriceSF.Text * txtSF.Text
txtMatTot.Text = txtPriceSF.Text * txtSF.Text
txtTax.Text = (txtMatTot.Text) + (txtPadPriceTotal.Text)

End Sub

 

[MargeJones]

Use the Val() function:

txtPadPriceTotal.Text = Val(txtPadPriceSF.Text) * Val(txtSF.Text)
txtMatTot.Text = Val(txtPriceSF.Text) * Val(txtSF.Text)
txtTax.Text = Val(txtMatTot.Text) + Val(txtPadPriceTotal.Text)

 

[zemp]

The problem is that you are trying to do math on string and not numbers. Even '12' in a text box is a string even though it looks like a number. Try this

txtTax.Text = val(txtMatTot.Text) + val(txtPadPriceTotal.Text)
Thanks and Good Luck!

zemp

 

[blackguard]

txtTax.Text = (txtMatTot.Text) + (txtPadPriceTotal.Text)

The "+" symbol is the old concatenation symbol (now replaced by "&&quot. Try this to add the contents of the 2 text boxes - the Val command converts to numbers:

txtTax.Text = Val(txtMatTot.Text) + Val(txtPadPriceTotal.Text)

 

[Joe46]

I think you need to use val like this:

txtTax.Text = val(txtMatTot.Text) + val(txtPadPriceTotal.Text

 

[Foada]

You could also look at the CLng(), CInt(), CDbl(), and CDec() procedures. If you choose to battle wits with the witless be prepared to lose.

 

[missmarci]

Thank you all!! Worked great and now my family thinks i'm human again!!