Write and implement a function similar to the following:
function removeComma( val )
{
re = /,/gi;
return( val.replace( re, "" ));
}
Hope that helps.
N. Clements
Brainbench MVP for _Javascript
www.brainbench.com nospam@spam.spam.spam.242.mailshell.com
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> Hello,
>
> Here's the situation:
> I have several fields split into 2 sections (Debt & Equity) on a form
> that should only take numerical values. The page is a mix of
> Javascript & ASP such that when the user visits the page, the initial
> values of the field are filled in by Session cookies. When the cursor
> leaves a field, the code checks to see if the entry is a number, and
> if it is not then it replaces it with a "0". Then it checks each field
> for empty entries and when it finds one, it replaces it with an "0".
> Then it totals up the entries in a sub-total and then totals up the
> two sub-totals.
>
> See the code below for details (should be self-explanatory).
>
> The goal is to modify the code to find out if the user has entered in
> a comma for one of the numbers. Ie. these are all dollar values, and
> as such when someone enters in 10,000 the code resets that field to a
> zero. what I'd like to do is to modify the code such that the ** check
> process looks for commas in each field AND removes them ** before
> number checking and blank entry checking.
>
>
> Can you help me?! Thanks in advance!!!!!
>
> yt
>
>
>
> CURRENT CODE:
>
> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE='JavaScript'>
> <!-- // Hide from old browsers ...
> function Formsubmit () {
> document.frm_q2.submit();
> return;
> }
>
> function Initialize() {
> frm_q2.q2_debt_homeequity.value =
> "<%=Session("q2_debt_homeequity")%>"; frm_q2.q2_debt_banks.value =
> "<%=Session("q2_debt_banks")%>";
> frm_q2.q2_debt_otherfinancial.value =
> "<%=Session("q2_debt_otherfinancial")%>";
> frm_q2.q2_debt_creditcards.value =
> "<%=Session("q2_debt_creditcards")%>";
> frm_q2.q2_debt_government.value =
> "<%=Session("q2_debt_government")%>"; frm_q2.q2_debt_spouse.value
> = "<%=Session("q2_debt_spouse")%>";
> frm_q2.q2_debt_familyorfriends.value =
> "<%=Session("q2_debt_familyorfriends")%>";
> frm_q2.q2_debt_formerowners.value =
> "<%=Session("q2_debt_formerowners")%>"; frm_q2.q2_debt_other.value
> = "<%=Session("q2_debt_other")%>";
>
> frm_q2.q2_equity_ownersavings.value =
> "<%=Session("q2_equity_ownersavings")%>";
> frm_q2.q2_equity_spouse.value =
> "<%=Session("q2_equity_spouse")%>";
> frm_q2.q2_equity_familyorfriends.value =
> "<%=Session("q2_equity_familyorfriends")%>";
> frm_q2.q2_equity_formerowners.value =
> "<%=Session("q2_equity_formerowners")%>";
> frm_q2.q2_equity_investors.value =
> "<%=Session("q2_equity_investors")%>";
> frm_q2.q2_equity_other.value = "<%=Session("q2_equity_other")%>";
>
> DebtCheck();
> EquityCheck();
> }
>
> function DebtCheck() {
> if ( isNaN( frm_q2.q2_debt_homeequity.value ) )
> frm_q2.q2_debt_homeequity.value = "0"; if ( isNaN(
> frm_q2.q2_debt_banks.value ) ) frm_q2.q2_debt_banks.value = "0";
> if ( isNaN( frm_q2.q2_debt_otherfinancial.value ) )
> frm_q2.q2_debt_otherfinancial.value = "0"; if ( isNaN(
> frm_q2.q2_debt_creditcards.value ) )
> frm_q2.q2_debt_creditcards.value = "0"; if ( isNaN(
> frm_q2.q2_debt_government.value ) )
> frm_q2.q2_debt_government.value = "0"; if ( isNaN(
> frm_q2.q2_debt_spouse.value ) ) frm_q2.q2_debt_spouse.value = "0";
> if ( isNaN( frm_q2.q2_debt_familyorfriends.value ) )
> frm_q2.q2_debt_familyorfriends.value = "0"; if ( isNaN(
> frm_q2.q2_debt_formerowners.value ) )
> frm_q2.q2_debt_formerowners.value = "0"; if ( isNaN(
> frm_q2.q2_debt_other.value ) ) frm_q2.q2_debt_other.value = "0";
>
> if ( frm_q2.q2_debt_homeequity.value == "" )
> frm_q2.q2_debt_homeequity.value = "0"; if (
> frm_q2.q2_debt_banks.value == "" ) frm_q2.q2_debt_banks.value =
> "0"; if ( frm_q2.q2_debt_otherfinancial.value == "" )
> frm_q2.q2_debt_otherfinancial.value = "0"; if (
> frm_q2.q2_debt_creditcards.value == "" )
> frm_q2.q2_debt_creditcards.value = "0"; if (
> frm_q2.q2_debt_government.value == "" )
> frm_q2.q2_debt_government.value = "0"; if (
> frm_q2.q2_debt_spouse.value == "" ) frm_q2.q2_debt_spouse.value =
> "0"; if ( frm_q2.q2_debt_familyorfriends.value == "" )
> frm_q2.q2_debt_familyorfriends.value = "0"; if (
> frm_q2.q2_debt_formerowners.value == "" )
> frm_q2.q2_debt_formerowners.value = "0"; if (
> frm_q2.q2_debt_other.value == "" ) frm_q2.q2_debt_other.value =
> "0";
>
>
> //alert("Please check your email details are correct before
> submitting") frm_q2.q2_debt_subtotal.value = parseFloat(
> frm_q2.q2_debt_homeequity.value ) + parseFloat(
> frm_q2.q2_debt_banks.value ) + parseFloat(
> frm_q2.q2_debt_otherfinancial.value ) + parseFloat(
> frm_q2.q2_debt_creditcards.value ) + parseFloat(
> frm_q2.q2_debt_government.value ) + parseFloat(
> frm_q2.q2_debt_spouse.value ) + parseFloat(
> frm_q2.q2_debt_familyorfriends.value ) + parseFloat(
> frm_q2.q2_debt_formerowners.value ) + parseFloat(
> frm_q2.q2_debt_other.value ) ;
>
> TotalCheck();
> }
>
> function EquityCheck() {
> if ( isNaN( frm_q2.q2_equity_ownersavings.value ) )
> frm_q2.q2_equity_ownersavings.value = "0"; if ( isNaN(
> frm_q2.q2_equity_spouse.value ) ) frm_q2.q2_equity_spouse.value =
> "0"; if ( isNaN( frm_q2.q2_equity_familyorfriends.value ) )
> frm_q2.q2_equity_familyorfriends.value = "0"; if ( isNaN(
> frm_q2.q2_equity_formerowners.value ) )
> frm_q2.q2_equity_formerowners.value = "0"; if ( isNaN(
> frm_q2.q2_equity_investors.value ) )
> frm_q2.q2_equity_investors.value = "0"; if ( isNaN(
> frm_q2.q2_equity_other.value ) ) frm_q2.q2_equity_other.value =
> "0";
>
> if ( frm_q2.q2_equity_ownersavings.value == "" )
> frm_q2.q2_equity_ownersavings.value = "0"; if (
> frm_q2.q2_equity_spouse.value == "" )
> frm_q2.q2_equity_spouse.value = "0"; if (
> frm_q2.q2_equity_familyorfriends.value == "" )
> frm_q2.q2_equity_familyorfriends.value = "0"; if (
> frm_q2.q2_equity_formerowners.value == "" )
> frm_q2.q2_equity_formerowners.value = "0"; if (
> frm_q2.q2_equity_investors.value == "" )
> frm_q2.q2_equity_investors.value = "0"; if (
> frm_q2.q2_equity_other.value == "" ) frm_q2.q2_equity_other.value
> = "0";
>
>
> //alert("Please check your email details are correct before
> submitting") frm_q2.q2_equity_subtotal.value = parseFloat(
> frm_q2.q2_equity_ownersavings.value ) + parseFloat(
> frm_q2.q2_equity_spouse.value ) + parseFloat(
> frm_q2.q2_equity_familyorfriends.value ) + parseFloat(
> frm_q2.q2_equity_formerowners.value ) + parseFloat(
> frm_q2.q2_equity_investors.value ) + parseFloat(
> frm_q2.q2_equity_other.value );
>
> TotalCheck();
> }
>
> function TotalCheck() {
> frm_q2.q2_total.value = parseFloat( frm_q2.q2_debt_subtotal.value
> ) + parseFloat( frm_q2.q2_equity_subtotal.value );
> }
> //-->
> </SCRIPT>
>
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