Decimal place in Edit box?

[billv]

I've been trying to add $,(eg,$3.50 + $2.40, using edit boxes but can't find a way to use decimal place and make it work.
Is it possible?

[Looki]

Sorry, but I don't know what you're talking about.
Do you want to get the input as decimal number?

Try Val(Edit Text("Edit Box"))

[Dynasoft]

Yeah, the edit-box's built in "get value" doesn't work for fractional numbers, you have to use val(edit text("edit box")).

[billv]

Tried that first but keep getting "please enter an alpanumeric expression", which I can't(don't know)how to get around. So I use
Edit box 3/set text/ Str$(Edit Value( "Edit" )+Edit Value( "Edit 2" )), the only way I can get some result.
edit box1= 2.70
edit box2= 2.20
edit box3= 4 ....(I need edit box3 to read 4.90)

[Looki]

Str$(Val(Edit Text("Edit Box"))+Val(Edit Text("Edit Box 2")))

[billv]

Yeh got it. I didn't think about using str & val in the expression editor. Good lesson. Thank you all very much.Cheers.