one thing that burned me a long time ago was the way parseInt() changes the radix if you enter 08 or 09. As a result, I've been reprogrammed to always specify the radix: intval = parseInt(formitem.value, 10); kishes sgd -- work: http://www.ti3.com/ non: http://thinksafely.org/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Anthony Baratta [mailto:Anthony at Baratta.com] > parseInt(document.FormOOS.FoodPicturesQty.value) * 15;