# \[Solved\] Text to number convert

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-text-to-number-convert/586894>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** solved\
**Created:** [May 23, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-text-to-number-convert/586894 "2020-05-23T15:35:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![aiasp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@aiasp](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aiasp)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-text-to-number-convert/586894/1 "2020-05-23T15:35:56Z")

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Hi, i need to convert list text to numbers to made a sum

I attach my screenshot,

the result we see is 59 but it must be 5+9.

Data are get from a DB and inserted into a list to made the sum and show in a label.

Thanks everybody

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**Author:** ![aiasp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@aiasp](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aiasp)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-text-to-number-convert/586894/2 "2020-05-23T15:36:48Z")

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**Author:** ![aiasp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@aiasp](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aiasp)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-text-to-number-convert/586894/3 "2020-05-23T15:37:09Z")

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**Author:** ![manyone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@manyone](https://community.thunkable.com/u/manyone)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-text-to-number-convert/586894/4 "2020-05-23T16:31:27Z")

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use this (a recursive sum function) - it works in thunkable-X.  
[https://x.thunkable.com/copy/b09b2e0fe6d8017acbc4401c0c0f78b5](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/b09b2e0fe6d8017acbc4401c0c0f78b5)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/d/3/d341bbda34fe83da55fa6ca90c6a05a9692f7799.png)

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**Author:** ![aiasp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@aiasp](https://community.thunkable.com/u/aiasp)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-text-to-number-convert/586894/5 "2020-05-23T19:27:05Z")

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it works ! you are great !!!

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-text-to-number-convert/586894/6 "2024-11-08T11:29:04Z")

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