HI. yes, the description is accuragteaccurate. yes, you enter the beginning, ending and the cost of goods, then click the calculate button. cheers Marvin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ricks Place" <OFBGMail@xxxxxxxxx> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 11:47 PM Subject: Re: VB. Net String conversion Exception Hanlder message Answer below notes please: 'Calculate the beginning, ending and cost of living, display the average inventory, and the turnover. RtNote: Is the above description accurate in what is saying or do you enter some values and calculate others? Public Class financeForm 'Constant Declaration Const yearInteger As Integer = 365 Private Sub calculateButton_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles calculateButton.Click 'Calculate Beginning Inventory, Ending Inventory and Cost Of Goods RtNote, do you calculate all of them or enter any of these items? Dim beginDecimal As Decimal Dim endDecimal As Decimal Dim costDecimal As Decimal Dim averageDecimal As Decimal Dim turnoverInteger As Integer 'Convert variables. RtNote: What are you entering in each text box before you click the Calculate button: With Me beginDecimal = Decimal.Parse(beginTextBox.Text) Value Entered = endDecimal = Decimal.Parse(endTextBox.Text) Value Entered costDecimal = Decimal.Parse(costTextBox.Text) Value Entered averageDecimal = Decimal.Parse(averageTextBox.Text) Value Entered turnoverInteger = Integer.Parse(turnoverTextBox.Text) Value entered '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