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executing a formula from a text control

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Is there any way that I can execute a formula from a variable?<br>
like:<br>
x = 3<br>
y = 7<br>
<br>
formula = "x + y"<br>
<br>
result = formula<br>
<br>
so that result will be = 10 ?<br>
The user would enter the formula on a textbox and the program should execute whatever is on the control.<br>
I use that a lot in Clipper and but now I am stuck!<br>
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There used to be an example of a recursive descent parser (which is what you're after) that came with VB3 - probably still on the Microsoft archives somewhere, have a poke around.<br>
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Mike
 
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Is there a Eval() function out there tht I can use in VB5?<br>

 
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