Try creating a string variable and appending your variable to "000". In your database read the var in as an int. var str = "000"; var num = 1; str += num; document.write(str); // ==> 0001 That work? Josiah Gordon -----Original Message----- From: javascript-admin at LaTech.edu [mailto:javascript-admin at LaTech.edu]On Behalf Of Scott.Wiseman Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 5:51 PM To: 'javascript at LaTech.edu' Subject: [Javascript] any way to add a zero to a number I really want 0001 but I get 1.. this is not good for my database Scott p.s. Thanks for everyone's help so far. _______________________________________________ Javascript mailing list Javascript at LaTech.edu https://lists.LaTech.edu/mailman/listinfo/javascript