# Help making \*stat\_chart **URL:** \ **Category:** ChoiceScript Help\ **Created:** [November 23, 2015, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/help-making-stat-chart/13204 "2015-11-23T04:30:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FranzCallaghan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/franzcallaghan/32/7353_2.png) [@FranzCallaghan](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/FranzCallaghan)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/help-making-stat-chart/13204/1 "2015-11-23T04:30:45Z")
I have problems creating the stat chart. what I did is this ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/original/2X/6/66494822a45a017f2d390d8a31ae92ed94ef0fb0.png) when I check it, It always says: ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/original/2X/9/9ab32de2ba0288bda837fdf81349ec78804daa4f.png) on my startup I did put \*create charm \*create intelligence It only shows “This is the stats screen!” ---
**Author:** ![Left4Bed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/left4bed/32/232425_2.png) [@Left4Bed](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Left4Bed)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/help-making-stat-chart/13204/2 "2015-11-23T04:56:05Z")
I’m assuming you want it displayed as percentages? If so, you need to use: \*stat\_chart percent charm percent intelligence text isn’t a valid Choicescript command as far as I’m aware. ---
**Author:** ![Imon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/imon/32/7592_2.png) [@Imon](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Imon)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/help-making-stat-chart/13204/3 "2015-11-23T04:58:40Z")
Furthermore they have to numbers right? or a set text? at the moment those variables are created but not defined. ---
**Author:** ![AStraali](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/astraali/32/3536_2.png) [@AStraali](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/AStraali)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/help-making-stat-chart/13204/4 "2015-11-23T08:45:59Z")
If you want to use text, \*create charm 0, you need the number \*stat\_chart –text charm ---
**Author:** ![Havenstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/havenstone/32/198451_2.png) [@Havenstone](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Havenstone)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/help-making-stat-chart/13204/5 "2015-11-23T10:30:27Z")
Like lmon said, you need to define the stat when you create it: ``` *create charm 0 *create charm true *create charm "gorgeous" ``` would all work, depending on whether you want the variable to be numeric, a Boolean, or a string. ---
**Author:** ![Dpwjeremy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/dpwjeremy/32/20939_2.png) [@Dpwjeremy](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Dpwjeremy)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/help-making-stat-chart/13204/6 "2015-11-23T11:08:27Z")
Ok basicly, if you want it to be displayed as a text then in the startup file would need to be: `*create charm ""` then in the stat\_chart > \*stat\_chart > Text charm But if you want it to be displayed as a varable or as a percent. then in the startup file would need to be: \*create charm 0 or as any other number… Then in the stat\_chart would need to be displayed as… ``` stat_chart percent charm ``` or ``` ${charm} this is the amount of charm you have. ``` But you can not have a number for a text or vise versa. ---
**Author:** ![Havenstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/havenstone/32/198451_2.png) [@Havenstone](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Havenstone)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/help-making-stat-chart/13204/7 "2015-11-23T12:07:46Z")
Correction: you _can_ display numbers as text in a stat chart. ``` *set charm 1 ``` in startup and ``` *stat_chart text Charm ``` in the stat chart will display Charm 1 You can also, oddly enough, display a string with “percent”: ``` *create charm "gorgeous" ``` in startup and ``` *stat_chart percent Charm ``` in the stat chart will display Charm: gorgeous% The [ChoiceScript IDE](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7840892/CJW/choicescript/tools/IDE/main.html#) is handy for testing bits of code like this and seeing what can and can’t be done…