Form-based Calculator

[CJ]

OK, this is loosely FrontPage-related! I want to set up a calculator using
an HTML form. Very simply, I want the user to enter a number in an input
area, then press a button, and for the form to return the answer based on a
fixed percentage of the input.

For example, if the user inputs 100, the form would output 10 if the
percentage was pre-set to 10%. The user doesn't need to be able to change to
10% figure.

Is this possible? The only other thing I thought of was an interactive web
page created in Excel.

Thanks.

CJ

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Do a search in IE address bar as:

? JavaScript Calculator Scripts

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[CJ]

Do a search in IE address bar as:

? JavaScript Calculator Scripts

Thanks, I hadn't bargained on using Javascript, but I guess there's no
reason why not.

CJ

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

There is really not other way to do this, without using server-side script where the form is
complete and submitted back to the server which in-turn does the calculation and then returns the
result back to the browser.

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[MD Websunlimited]

Hi CJ,

Take a look at J-Bots Form Calculator
http://www.websunlimited.com/order/Product/FormCalc/formcalc.htm


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[Thomas A. Rowe]

Mike, your component is still based on using JavaScript.

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[CJ]

Take a look at J-Bots Form Calculator
http://www.websunlimited.com/order/Product/FormCalc/formcalc.htm

Thanks, I'll do that. Looks like Java is the only paractical way, though I
might experiment a bit more with Excel.

CJ

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Excel will only work for users w/ Excel

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| Thanks, I'll do that. Looks like Java is the only paractical way, though I
| might experiment a bit more with Excel.
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| CJ
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[CJ]

Excel will only work for users w/ Excel

Hmmm, I thought you could save a spreadsheet as a web page and add
interactivity.

CJ

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

But that requires the users to have Excel installed.

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[CJ]

But that requires the users to have Excel installed.

According to this page, the saved web pages use ActiveX controls to
replicate the actions of Excel, it seems to suggest that Excel doesn't need
to be installed.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/previous/xp/developer/platform/webcomp.asp

CJ

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

1. The Office Web Component (OWC) must be installed on the server.
2. Users must use IE to access the site and to use the Office Web Component.
3. Users must have a license Office or the Office App installed.

See:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/previous/xp/developer/platform/owcfaq.asp
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