# Memorize and add numbers
**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/memorize-and-add-numbers/68414
**Category:** Ask for Help
**Created:** [December 6, 2023, 10:18am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/memorize-and-add-numbers/68414 "2023-12-06T10:18:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Simo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Simo)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2023, 10:18am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/memorize-and-add-numbers/68414/1 "2023-12-06T10:18:07Z")
Hi everyone,
I would like to memorize and add numbers that are generated in a box, called votes, if for example in the voting box I have a 3 in another box called total it must take the 3 and add the subsequent numbers that will appear, for example if in the voting box appears a 2 must appear in the total box with a 5.
thank you for your attention
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### Author:  [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2023, 10:23am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/memorize-and-add-numbers/68414/2 "2023-12-06T10:23:05Z")
What causes the value in the Votes column to change?
You should be able to create a custom action that writes a new calculated value into the Total column every time a new Votes value is submitted.
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### Author:  [@Simo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Simo)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/memorize-and-add-numbers/68414/3 "2023-12-06T11:22:15Z")
hi,
but what tools do I have at my disposal?
How do I store a number?
can I create variables?
the aim is to create a ranking based on how many votes I receive on each photo.
Thank you
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### Author:  [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/memorize-and-add-numbers/68414/4 "2023-12-06T14:16:29Z")
A couple of screen shots might help.
Show me what you have now (how your data is arranged), and what your desired end result is.