Why Is 9 < 11 = False

[Guest thandor32]

Hi there,

i got a slight problem with one of my scripts:

I read data from a webpage (digits) by copying it into the clipboard and then pasting it into variables.

Variable $a gets assigned 9 this way and variable $b is 11.

Before comparing the 2 i check their content with a msgbox which gives me the correct resulst: $a = 9 and $b = 11

Still: if $a < $b then msgbox... doesnt get triggered

any ideas why this could be the case ? I suspected this was because i used StringMid to read the digits from the clipboard, but if i use StringIsDigit on $a or $b it says true.

[Valik]

They are being compared as strings. Cast them to numbers.

$a = Number($a)
$b = Number($b)

[Guest thandor32]

thanks a lot, u saved my day

i thought it could be something like this, however it worked fine all the time till now (luck on my side most probably)