Yep I don't know what I am doing

**rcole23** · 07-13-2010 12:33 AM

I am trying to make a rental calculator that adjusts the rent amount based on lenght of stay for my business and web site.

I just started today. Have not touched a piece of code in my life.

I am using a you tube video which shows me how to make a simple calculator and then I was going to build up from there.

sadly I am stuck even on building the simple calculator.

I cannot find out why my calculation will not work. Posting out of desperation before I abandon ship. Been at this for 3 - 4 hrs now and no luck.

Code posting below.

Code:

<html>
<head>
<center><h1> Rental Calculator</h1></center>

<script language=”JavaScript”>

function writeText (form) {

	var rent=form.a.value;
	var two=form.b.value;

	Form.c.value = rent*two

}


</script>
</head>
<body>
<center>
<form name="myform">
Enter Rental Rate <br>
<INPUT TYPE="text" Name="a" value=""><p>
<br>
Enter amount of time:<br>
<INPUT TYPE="text" name="b" Value=""><p>
<br>
Total rental fee:<br>
<INPUT TYPE="text" Name="c" value=""><p>
<br>
<INPUT TYPE="button" Name="buttonone" VALUE="display rent" 

onClick="writeText(this.form) ">
<br>
<INPUT TYPE="button" value="Click Me" 

name="button1"onclick="writeText(this.form)"> 

</center>
</body>
</html>

**Kor** · 07-13-2010 04:30 AM

Code:

Form.c.value = rent*two

Should be form. JavaScript is case sensitive.

On the other hand, you have opened the <form> tag, but you have not closed it with a </form>

Don't let empty lines inside the elements. Use type="text/javascript" instead of language=”JavaScript”; language is deprecated. Wrte all the HTML tags and attributes with lowercase. And use a Doctype.

**rcole23** · 07-13-2010 06:57 AM

Thanks Kor, I will make those changes and see what effect they have. I did not realize java script was case senesitive. in the demo I was following some code snippits like <HEAD> were capital and some where lower case. I know that <head> is html and I have javascript in there but I was unsure of the rules.

I will add more if I run into issues.

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