Unable to use carets in calculations?

[idnewton]

Hello there! I'm trying to make a sort of calculator for certain stats in another game, and have run into a problem. The formula is correct but MMF2D doesn't recognise the mathmatical symbol ^. My equation is:

50*(1-(1-(0.01/0.5))^((Edit Value( "Expertise" )/max(Edit Value( "Level" ),20))/0.8))

I am certain that the caret is what's causing the problem, because if I replace it with a simple multiplication or division symbol, I get a 'valid expression' message when I 'check current expression'. Is there any way around this? Is there a substitute for the caret that MMF2D recognises?

PS: Object "Expertise" and object "Level" refer to existing objects in my frame, editable Edit Boxes.

[Jaffob]

The caret is the problem. MMF2 uses "Pow" instead of the caret for exponents, for example (4+5) Pow 2 returns 81.

Also, check your private messages.

[Jacob]

The three standards for exponentiation are x^y, x pow y, and pow(x,y). It's sort of hit and miss for which one they use, but you can try each of them if you ever use another software where carets don't work.