This is what I am trying to do


I have a var called fish_counter. Tis is defined and hold a numeric value using text, Not panels
eg: fishcounter = 0;

display that number 0 on screen using text
also how i do physically change the size of text?
make it bigger and smaller. nayone know the command for that.


Below is code im using. it keeps crashing on fish_counter line

TEXT message_text =
{
layer = 3;
pos_x =525;
pos_y = 450;
size_y = 400;
offset_y = 0;

string ("YOU HAVE CAUGHT ","","Fish");
flags = CENTER_X | TRANSPARENT | VISIBLE;
}



function stoptimer()//function to display you caught **** no of fish

//if (count_Dmin == 1) //after 10 mins wiil put back later after testing complete
if (count_min == 1)
{total_fish.visible = on;
message_text.visible = off;//turns my test message string off
//freeze_mode = 2;


var score =(3);
var message = (30);
str_for_num (score, fish_counter);
str_cat(message,"You have ");
str_cat(message,score);
str_cat(message," fish!");


}
Many thanks

if you want it to appear on 3 seperate lines, just use
to update the second string with the fish_counter

if you want it all on one line use,
string message = "#30"; //set a string to hold 30 characters


when converting a data type to a string, you need to place it into a string
for the font size, look at text.font in the manual

Hope this helps

TEXT message_text =
{
layer = 3;
pos_x =525;
pos_y = 450;
size_y = 400;
offset_y = 0;

string ("YOU HAVE CAUGHT ","","Fish");
flags = CENTER_X | TRANSPARENT | VISIBLE;
}
ok I know this will show up the text on the screen like a panel does and you can control it with message_text.visible = on/off;

however I still can figure out how to get fish counter into displaying number into string...

I still cant get it to work in my function :P
its just not clear enough for me.
string are an entirley new concept for me, but panels no probs



Thanks for the help guys,, all working now probelm resolved!!!
THANKYOU MR GUEST