# Simple math unable to use floating values

**URL:** <https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/simple-math-unable-to-use-floating-values/3247>\
**Category:** Bugs\
**Created:** [July 13, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/simple-math-unable-to-use-floating-values/3247 "2010-07-13T04:14:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/simple-math-unable-to-use-floating-values/3247/1 "2010-07-13T04:14:06Z")

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Hello,

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I try to subtract two floating point values in FB6/7 and the result only use the integer part of the numbers.

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I just need easy math functions, so the basic math action would be fine for me, if I can use floating values.

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Thanks

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Jan

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**Author:** ![Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/vincent/32/938_2.png) [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 1:25am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/simple-math-unable-to-use-floating-values/3247/2 "2010-07-15T01:25:19Z")

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Hi Jan   
  
 You will need to resort to script to do floating point stuff as the actions don’t support floating point numbers. You can still use FinalBuilder variables in script (via the FBVariables Object).