writing summation script for a button and forms

gman13 · Jun 19, 2002

I have a page with many forms that take in integer values. Then at the bottom I have a button that totals the integers in all the forms and puts it in a form at the bottom. My button is not working. How do I creat a script that sums all the integer values from the forms? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Garrick

maharg · Jun 19, 2002

Hi Garrick,

Firstly, let us know what you've got now... maybe we can help you fix what you've already got, rather than re-invent something from scratch.

regards,

Graham

SashiRaveendran · Jun 20, 2002

if all of the elements in your form have a value then you can loop thruough the forms collection and for each form found loop thru the elements collection at the same time adding the found element values.

gman13 · Jun 25, 2002

Well i tried incorporating a small javascript fcn, but it doesn't seem to want to work right. I don't know if I'm callin my vars the right name. I am using the button name since it accepts an integer val(i am not the best js programer out there, in case you can't tell...I'll stick with my assembly and C). then I take that and use document.write(total(vals here)) and set that to the form field that the total goes into. One problem I see is that I'm not sure how the button figures in. I put the js function in the button code, but it doesnt help. It just errors out. well there you have it.
Garrick

SashiRaveendran · Jun 26, 2002

try the following, i only tested it in ie but it should only require a little if any tweaking for netscape

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body margintop=0>
<script>
function Addit()
{
var frmlen = document.forms.length;
var x=0;
var i=0;
var j=0;
for (i=0; i<frmlen;i++)
{
var inputlen = document.forms.elements.length;
alert("Form "+Number(i+1)+" has "+inputlen+" elements&quot
for (j=0; j<inputlen;j++)
{
if (document.forms.elements[j].type=="text&quot
{
alert(CheckNumber(document.forms.elements[j].value))
x = x + Number(CheckNumber(document.forms.elements[j].value))
}
}
}
alert("TOTAL="+x);
}
function CheckNumber(TheNumber) {
var valid = 1
var GoodChars = "0123456789"
var i = 0
if (TheNumber=="&quot {
// Return false if number is empty
valid = 0
}
for (i =0; i <= TheNumber.length -1; i++) {
if (GoodChars.indexOf(TheNumber.charAt(i)) == -1) {
valid = 0
} // End if statement
} // End for loop
if (valid ==0) { return 0 }
else { return TheNumber }

}

</script>
form1
<form>
<input type=text><br>
<input type=text><br>
<input type=text><br>
<input type=text><br>
</form>
form2
<form>
<input type=text><br>
<input type=text><br>
<input type=text><br>
<input type=text><br>
</form>
form3
<form>
<input type=text><br>
<input type=text><br>
<input type=text><br>
<input type=text><br>
</form>
<input type=button onclick="Addit()" value="Total">
</body>
</html>

gman13 · Jun 27, 2002

Thanks for the help. I have put it into implementation and I it works fine.

Garrick

MSalman · Jun 28, 2002

Well SJravee has given you the detailed answer. But i don't know wether your problem is solved by this or not. If not post the code that u have so far and then We'll(all the members) Insha-Allah try to solve it.

Best of Luck Momin ho to bay taigh bhee lerta hay sipahee

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