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Newcomers DBPro Corner / Str$ and float variable upset

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AyenTanth
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Posted: 15th Aug 2014 04:06
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I have read several posts concerning decimals and float values. The only problem is the fact that when I try to decrease the decimal amount with str$(damage, 2) it comes up saying "Parameter for STR$ do not match 'Value' on line 67"

I don't understand how it works for everyone else but its fails for me.

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Lucas Tiridath
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Posted: 15th Aug 2014 09:45
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This usually means that the wrong type of data is being passed in. What data type is "damage"?

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Derek Darkly
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Posted: 16th Aug 2014 00:10 Edited at: 16th Aug 2014 00:18
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Quote: "The only problem is the fact that when I try to decrease the decimal amount with str$(damage, 2) it comes up saying "Parameter for STR$ do not match 'Value' on line 67""


I think the STR$ decimal feature is only good for a visual string output.
You'll want to decrease your actual damage variable instead, as in DEC damage,n

Also, make sure you do damage as FLOAT or just damage# so it's an actual float and not an integer.

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Ortu
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Posted: 20th Sep 2014 07:00
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right, 'damage' is an integer by default, unless you defined a type like 'damage as float' when creating it). integers cannot have decimal places and this is probably causing the error.

str$(damage) should work fine and str$(damage#, 2) should also work fine.

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