Make sure someone enters a string

[chelsee]

How do I make sure someone enters a string instead of an int or real?

[Ultrahex]

easiest way is read everything in as a String and check and then convert for using strintok ( s : string ) : boolean and check whether it is then convert and set as your integer variable.

[mish]

you would have to errortrap the user input. you would have to of course put declare variables first.

[ericfourfour]

You should actually use strrealok. This method will return true if a string can be converted to a real number. It will return false if it cannot.

code:

var number : string get number put number, " is ".. if not strrealok (number) then     put "not" .. end if put " a number."

[mish]

LOLL whats a strrealok? o_O that looks an awful lot like an errortrap to me >.<

[StealthArcher]

Specifically these statements say "String OK", or in the case you refer to"String-Real OK" meaning that the given input can work with the stated conditions.

[ericfourfour]

mish wrote:

LOLL whats a strrealok? o_O that looks an awful lot like an errortrap to me >.<

F10. I think there is also a tutorial on it. And did you not read my post? I said exactly what it does.