CLng(GetVar)

[Synectics]

As I've recently learned (thanks Balliztik!), GetVar ALWAYS returns Strings.

Glancing through some tutorials, I noticed CLng(). Its purpose is to convert strings to integers. So with that in mind, would this return an integer?

```
CLng(GetVar("Scripts\Charextras\" & GetPlayerName(index) & ".ini", "AwesomePoints", "Amount"))
```
Further, could I do this?

```
Epic = CLng(GetVar("Scripts\Charextras\" & GetPlayerName(index) & ".ini", "AwesomePoints", "Amount")) + 20
```
Or…

```
If CLng(GetVar("Scripts\Charextras\" & GetPlayerName(index) & ".ini", "AwesomePoints", "Amount")) >= 99 Then
```

[Godlord]

CLng converts the given parameter to a Long and CInt converts the given parameter to an Integer, you can use both, however that is when the result returned by GetVar isn't vbNullString, otherwise it'll most likely error.

Regards,
  Godlord.

[Synectics]

Thanks for the fast reply. :)

And fortunately, so far, I'd done most, if not all, of my checks like so:

```
If GetVar("Scripts\Charextras\" & GetPlayerTargetNPC(index) & " " & GetPlayerMap(index) & ".ini", "STATUS", "DeityMark") = "" Then
Else
DeityMarkMod = CInt(GetVar("Scripts\Charextras\" & GetPlayerTargetNPC(index) & " " & GetPlayerMap(index) & ".ini", "STATUS", "DeityMark"))
```
So I won't have to go back and do a TON of recoding. I'll just have to add CInt() to where I'm calling a number with GetVar.

[Godlord]

From LoadSettings.ess:
```
If GetVar("Data.ini", "MAX", "MAX_MAPS") <> vbNullString Then
MAX_MAPS = CInt(GetVar("Data.ini", "MAX", "MAX_MAPS"))
Else
MAX_MAPS = 0
End If
```

Regards,
  Godlord.