Setting a counter to what you type?

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Hi, i am making a strategy game where you get to pick how much money you want to start with is there anyway you can set the counter (Money) to what you type in a text box on the previous frame.

[Martin_Bodger]

This is quite simple:

Where you type the NUMBER or value (which i hope is a string object), have it retrieve the value from the string object.

[DavidN]

You could store the value entered in the text box in a global value to carry it between frames. However, as the text box contains text, you need to convert it to a number - use the action "Set a global value" in the Special object, and set it to Val(Edittext$("Edit")) - at least, that's what I think it is from memory.

Then, on the start of the next frame, set the counter to match the global value in which you stored the amount entered.

You can edit the names of global values to make them clearer under your Application Properties.

[TSC]

You cant type in a string object in the game can you? i was talking about the rich edit object or something

[xyzzy]

You cant type in a string object in the game can you? i was talking about the rich edit object or something

edit box

you COULD use a rich edit object but an edit box makes more sense for this purpose

[TSC]

done it now, thanks