process calculation from text

Hi,

I there an easy way to process a calculation that is in text form as in:

"2567 + 82736"

"1000 * (27363 / 38374)"

"3434 + 34334 + 34332 + 83938"

Or do the strings have to be parsed and processed that way. I was hoping there was a way to evaluate the calculation?

thanks.

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Inspiring

You can use LSParseNumber() around your strings to convert them to numeric values, then just add them.

Inspiring

I don't think so. The string is not a number, it's a formula.

He might be able to use evaluate(). Mind you, if you can put "1 + 1" into a textbox, you can also put in "fred flinstone".

Inspiring

Dan Bracuk wrote:
I don't think so. The string is not a number, it's a formula.

Good point. I was thinking he'd wrap the individual numbers, not the entire expression, but I see what he's saying now.

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