Sum up user entered values

[cell0042]

I am trying to write a program that will let a user enter a word. Each letter in the word has a numeric value. Example; a=1, b=2, c=3, etc... If the user enters the word "AB" the value would be 3. How can I set this up? Should I make an array called word?

 

[BoulderBum]

You don't necessarily need an array, you can handle the input directly, character by character with cin.get()

cin.get(ch);
while (ch != '\n') {
//process character calculation
cin.get(ch);
}