Art,

Try the following:

:setvar v1 2000
:setvar v2 "![v1 - 1]"

Showing the variables:
:showvar v#
V1 = 2000
V2 = 1999

Checking their types:
:echo ![typeof(v1)]
1
:echo ![typeof(v2)]
2

Regards
Paul Christidis




Hello,

Okay, I'd swear this is easy.  I have a CI variable that is a numeric
string (like "2000") and I would like to set another CI variable to be a
numeric string that is one less ("1999").  How can I perform math on the
first variable?  Is there a simple way (that I'm just not remembering) to
convert a string variable to a number, then back again?

TIA,

Art Frank
Manager of Information Systems
OHSU Foundation
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