how do i add currency value which i retrieve from the database to a number

[omesh moreku]

R 20.22 + StrToInt(Edit1->Text);
how do i deal with this R

[weaknessforcats]

You might consider using ftoa to convert the real to a string.

Then you should be able to parse the string converting 20.22 as a string to 2022 as an int. That is, keep things in pennies.

The only time you would need a decimal is when you report on the value. You could write a display function that would display 2022 as $20.22.

[donbock]

Would you have to convert from one currency to another if the symbol in the file weren't 'R'?