VB Question

mrac

Hi im new to VB so sorry if this is ridiculously obvious or anything but im trying to make a program where the user enters 7 numbers and the program then adds up the 6 highest numbers. I have an idea of how to do it but my way would take huge amounts of code so i was wondering if there was any quicker way of doing it.
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aidan_walsh

Whats your way?

FindingNemo

mrac wrote: »

Hi im new to VB so sorry if this is ridiculously obvious or anything but im trying to make a program where the user enters 7 numbers and the program then adds up the 6 highest numbers. I have an idea of how to do it but my way would take huge amounts of code so i was wondering if there was any quicker way of doing it.
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look up ARRAYS

mrac

My way was to just use a hell of alot of if statments, how would do do it with arrays ? (sorry i know nothing about arrays)

seamus

Can you post a rough example of the code you would use to achieve your ideas.

If you check the charter, we ask that you provide some example of what you've done. One of us giving you the answer won't help anyone

EL_Loco

actually you can do it without arrays. you just need to track the lowest number inputted and take it away from the grand total at the end.

now, there's the pseudo code, go VBorise it

The Corinthian

Let the user input the numbers, and each time they do add the number to a total (and keep a store of this) and check to see if it the smallest number entered, to date, and store it. Then at the end subtract what was the smallest number from your total.

Two variables, one for-next loop and one conditional. About six lines of code in all.

The Corinthian

EL_Loco wrote: »

actually you can do it without arrays. you just need to track the lowest number inputted and take it away from the grand total at the end.

Damn - should have read the thread in full. Beat me to it.

mrac

wOO I figured it out :P thaks for all your help.