" sswift, you dont need to do Str$(variable) to get this to work if you remove the str part it will still work,"
I know that. But that is in Blitz. In almost any other language, that will not work, and even if it does, is confusing. So I explicitly convert the integer to a string. There's a reason Mark included the Str$() command. :-) Of course, he didn't include the inverse, Val() which makes no sense to me. I want Val! :-) Inline val, that doesn't close my code down that I can just put in there to feel good about myself. :-)
I know that. But that is in Blitz. In almost any other language, that will not work, and even if it does, is confusing. So I explicitly convert the integer to a string. There's a reason Mark included the Str$() command. :-) Of course, he didn't include the inverse, Val() which makes no sense to me. I want Val! :-) Inline val, that doesn't close my code down that I can just put in there to feel good about myself. :-)