Hi. see answers below. just to show you what i entered. does not matter if it does not calculate. just to show you what i entered. and will go and fix the description tomorrow. cheers Marvin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ricks Place" <OFBGMail@xxxxxxxxx> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 12:11 AM Subject: Re: VB. Net String conversion Exception Hanlder message Marv, see notes below: You said: HI. yes, the description is accuragteaccurate. No, it is not, as you put it, accuragteaccurate. yes, you enter the beginning, ending and the cost of goods, then click the calculate button. That is not what this says: 'Calculate the beginning, ending and cost of living ... Also you did not tell me what you were entering in the fields I requested values for. Please give me the values you are entering in each field below. 'Convert variables. With Me beginDecimal = Decimal.Parse(beginTextBox.Text) Value Entered = 3000 endDecimal = Decimal.Parse(endTextBox.Text) Value Entered4000 costDecimal = Decimal.Parse(costTextBox.Text) Value Entered2500 averageDecimal = Decimal.Parse(averageTextBox.Text) Value Entered200 turnoverInteger = Integer.Parse(turnoverTextBox.Text) Value entered1200 'Calculate Finance Details. ... removed for brevity. Rick __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind