Form field mathematical calculation?

Kim42 · Sep 22, 2002

I have a very basic form and I want one of the form fields to do a mathematical calculation: (form field #1)* (form field #2) * (form field #3) and show the results in (form field #4). I don't see any options in formatting the form field that will do this. It seems like it should be such a simple thing ...
Thank you,
Kim

acedish · Sep 22, 2002

Kim42,
I am searching for the same results, and haven't found an answer, I will lett you know if i find the answer, If you could do the same.
Thanks
Costa

krappleby025 · Sep 22, 2002

hi all,

ok if you are trying to do this, their are acouple of ways, the first way is to use java so that the calculations are worked out immediately...

However if oyu dont mind refreshing the page you can do the following

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<%
dim field1, field2, field3, total
field1 = request.form("field1&quot

field2 = request.form("field2&quot

field3 = request.form("field3&quot

If field1 = "" or field2="" or field3 = "" then
%>
<form method="post" action="self.asp">
Please enter the three values<input type="text" name="field1"><input type="text" name="field2">
<input type="text" name="field3"><input type="submit" value="submit" name="go">
</form>
<%
else
total = field1 * field2 * field3
%>
Here are the three values you entered<input type="text" name="field1" value="<% =field1 %>"><input type="text" name="field2" value="<% =field2 %>">
<input type="text" name="field3" value="<% =field3 %>">
<%
end if
%>
<body>
</html>

Hope that is what you are looking for

thanks

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Form field mathematical calculation?

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