[comp.sys.mac.programmer] CharsHandle -> floating pt value

jhsu@neon.Stanford.EDU (Jeffrey H. Hsu) (05/29/91)

Hello out there,
I have a problem that seems simple and common yet I have not found a solution.
I'd appreciate any help from anyone. I'm using Think C TCL 4.0.5.

The Problem: 
Get the floating point value of a string inside a Text Edit box.

What I know:
The GetTextHandle method for static text returns a CharsHandle which is a
**(packed array of chars). 

PtoCstring() converts a pascal string to a C string.



I don't know where to go from here. 

Thanks,
Jeff