GURPS RCC (Ranged Combat Calculator)

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by ssveter

That explains the concept of what I need to do. Which is what I figured. my problem right now is not having the knowledge to put it into code. However I am working on it.

I am having trouble parsing the string into parts to put into formula for calculation.

Could you explain the problem more precisely?

[ssveter]

Here's what I am trying to do.

user inputs 45d+1 into dicebox (a textbox) which is then turned into a string

the input is then plugged into a formula that will simulate rolling dice and returning a result.

here is my code so far.

Public Class DiceRollerApp

Dim die As String = "d"
Dim sdie As String
Dim intlocation As Integer
Dim numdice As String
Dim dieopperand As String
Dim diemod As String



Private Sub Dicebx_TextChanged(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Dicebx.TextChanged
sdie = Dicebx.Text


End Sub

Private Sub Rollbttn_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Rollbttn.Click
intlocation = InStr(sdie, "d")
numdice = Microsoft.VisualBasic.Left(sdie, intlocation - 1)
diemod = Microsoft.VisualBasic.Right(sdie, intlocation - 2)
MessageBox.Show("this is the number of dice " & numdice)
If sdie.Contains("-") = True Then MessageBox.Show("the opperand is a -") Else If sdie.Contains("+") Then MessageBox.Show("the opperand is a +") Else MessageBox.Show("no opperand")
If diemod <> "d" Then MessageBox.Show("this is the die mod " & diemod) Else MsgBox("no modifier")


End Sub

End Class

[vicky_molokh]

I'm not sure there's a need to bother with operands.
If you can get the string before the d, and the string after the d, then you can convert both into Int32, plug the former into a dieroller RNG, and then print the sum of the result and the second Int32 into the console or whatever.

[ssveter]

Thats what I am trying to do.

Getting stuck on parsing out text from integers

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by ssveter

Thats what I am trying to do.

Getting stuck on parsing out text from integers

Didn't the examples of the three functions in the links help?

[ssveter]

Looks like I have the parsing taken care of. Now the RND is returning results that are out of range for the dice called for. So its something with my for next loop that is screwed....Arrgh