I need help please!

**debrock** · 07-31-2006, 12:07 AM

I need help please!

Could someone tell me why I get an error message with this script. It's for a college assignment I'm trying to work on. I'm new to javascript and have only some experience with VB. The script is posted below this message.

I trying to get a running total cost every time I click "go for it" button. The total cost is determined by multiplying additional (addmarkstxt) by a number that the If statement will figure out.

I would appreciate your help. Thanks.

David

<html>

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 4.0">
<meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">
<title>New Page 1</title>

<script language = "javascript">

document.emarks.numofcoursestxt.value = "0"
document.emarks.totalcosttxt.value ="0"

function calculate()
{
var numofcourses = 0;
var totalcost, addmarks;

addmarks = parseInt(document.emarks.addmarkstxt.value);

If (addmarks<=4)
{totalcost = addmarks*5);
If (addmarks>=5)
{totalcost = addmarks*10);
If (addmarks>=10)
{totalcost =addmarks*15);

totalcost+= totalcost;
numofcourses = numofcourses + 1;

document.emarks.numofcoursestxt.value = numofcourses;
document.emarks.totalcosttxt.value = totalcost;
}

</script>

</head>
<body>

<form name = "emarks">
<b>E-Marks:</b>
<p>
ID <input name = "idtxt" type = "text" size="5"><br>
Course Number <input name = "coursenumtxt" type = "text" size="5"><br>
Description <input name = "descriptiontxt" type = "text" size="10"><br>
Distance Education <input name = "dised" Checked type = "checkbox" value="off"><br>
Additional marks <input name = "addmarkstxt" type = "text" size="5"><br><br>
Number of courses <input name = "numofcoursestxt" type = "text" size="5">
Total Cost <input name = "totalcosttxt" type = "text" size="5"><br><br>
<input type = "button" value = "Go for it" onclick= "calculate()"> <input type = "button" value = "Clear and Reset">
</p>
</form>

</body>

</html>

**mburt** · 07-31-2006, 12:15 AM

JavaScript IS case sensitive when you use "if" it has to be lower case.
Also, any document object has to be within a function, if it's outside it won't work. Here it is:

Code:

<html>

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 6.0">
<meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">
<title>New Page 1</title>

<script language = "javascript">


function calculate()
{ 
document.emarks.numofcoursestxt.value = "0"
document.emarks.totalcosttxt.value ="0"
var numofcourses = 0;
var totalcost, addmarks;

addmarks = parseInt(document.emarks.addmarkstxt.value);


if (addmarks<=4) {totalcost = addmarks*5}; 
if (addmarks>=5) {totalcost = addmarks*10}
if (addmarks>=10) {totalcost =addmarks*15}; 

totalcost+= totalcost;
numofcourses = numofcourses + 1;

document.emarks.numofcoursestxt.value = numofcourses;
document.emarks.totalcosttxt.value = totalcost;
}

</script>

</head>
<body>


<form name = "emarks">
<b>E-Marks:</b>
<p>
ID <input name = "idtxt" type = "text" size="5"><br>
Course Number <input name = "coursenumtxt" type = "text" size="5"><br>
Description <input name = "descriptiontxt" type = "text" size="10"><br>
Distance Education <input name = "dised" Checked type = "checkbox" value="off"><br>
Additional marks <input name = "addmarkstxt" type = "text" size="5"><br><br>
Number of courses <input name = "numofcoursestxt" type = "text" size="5">
Total Cost <input name = "totalcosttxt" type = "text" size="5"><br><br>
<input type = "button" value = "Go for it" onclick= "calculate()"> <input type = "button" value = "Clear and Reset"> 
</p>
</form>

</body>

</html>

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