I did what you said and several variants of it and it seems to work. Thanks,
Ben 7/3/2002 11:55:20 AM, Rob Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >If you want to change a string to a number, first make sure there are >only the characters 0-9 in the string. What I always do is simply >multiplying the string by 1. > >var c = '1234'; >d = c * 1; > >Since multiplying assumes numbers, JavaScript makes the string a >number, if possible. If that isn't possible, the result is NaN. > >-Rob > >> On 20020703.1154, Benjamin Huot said ... >> >> I'm trying to write some accounting scripts with JavaScript, but it is just >appending one number onto the other >> number instead of adding them. Is there some way to specify a number value in the >JavaScript or the form. >> >> http://blessedforest.org/account/total.html >> >> Oh. and my OpenBSD firewall is up due to the tenacity of Jacob. It works just fine >except that Windows wants to >> log on to the Internet when I boot my computer - but I just unlplug it from the >phone jack and turn off the modem >> when I'm not using it. >> >> Ben >> Landscapes of the Mind >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Landscapes of the Mind [EMAIL PROTECTED]