You might try adding a ParseInt() function around the value as well: e.g. ParseInt(document.newBillingInfo.SCEPbilledAmount.value) + ParseInt(document.newBillingInfo.SCEPpenaltyAmount.value) etc...
Tim P. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Do" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 12:35 PM Subject: javascript addition > Hello, > > Can anybody show me how you would I would validate the sum of several text > boxes? This is what I'm trying to use but not having luck.. thanks in > advance. > > function validate() > { > if (document.newBillingInfo.SCEPbilledAmount.value + > document.newBillingInfo.SCEPpenaltyAmount.value + > document.newBillingInfo.SCEPdelinquentAmount.value != > document.newBillingInfo.SCEPtotalAmount.value) > { > alert("The total Billing amount does not add up correctly, Please > check the values.") > document.newBillingInfo.SCEPbilledAmount.focus() > return false; > } > > return true; > > } > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists