I an new and I an stuck. I'm using Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 to create a simple form for a class project. The form needs to conform to the following sequence:

1) User inputs a retail price
2) User checks off Employee discount of 25%(where applicable)
3) User selects location from drop-down box
4) User presses calculation button to retrieve TOTAL price

Here's my syntax. Dont laugh. What went wrong? I need the calcualtion to work and for the info to REMAIN on the screen AFTER the user presses the Calculate Total button.

Thanks so much. Please post here or to my email:
[email protected].

I need an answer before 4PM today. Thanks for your expertise! :-)


<%
DIM retailprice, location, employeediscount, calculatetotal, runningtotal

retailprice = request.form("retailprice")
location = request.form("location")
employeediscount = request.form("employeediscount")'This is a checkbox variable.
calculatetotal = request.form("calculatetotal")'Should calculate when button is pressed
discount = request.form("discount")
runningtotal = retailprice
'Use commands to view variables at top of page:
response.write("retail price is: " & retailprice & "<br/>")
response.write("location is: " & location & "<br/>")
response.write("runningtotal is: " & runningtotal & "<br/>")

if employeediscount = "on" then
    runningtotal = retailprice * (1 - .25)
else runningtotal = retailprice
end if
calculatetotal = (location * retailprice)+ retailprice
response.write("Total amount due is $" & calculatetotal & "<br/>")

%>
    <form method= "post" action= "CashRegister.asp">

    <h4>Retail Price:</h4>
    <input type="text" name="Retail Price" value="<% =retailprice%>"<br/>
    <h4>Use Employee Discount?:</h4>
    <input type ="checkbox" name="Employeediscount" value ="checkbox"/><br/>
    <h4>Location (for sales tax):</h4>
    <select name= "Location">
        <option value="0">Delaware</option>
        <option value=".06">New Jersey</option>
        <option value=".06">Pennsylvania</option>
        <option value=".07">PA - Philadelphia</option>
    </select>
    <p>
    <input type= "submit" value="Calculate Total" name="calculatetotal"/>
    </p>
    <input type="hidden" value=".25" name="discount"/>
    </form>

    </body>
</html>

Cool. I have corrected the code for you. Here is the corrected code.

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<%
DIM retailprice, location, employeediscount, calculatetotal, runningtotal, locationprice

retailprice = request.form("RetailPrice")
location = request.form("Location")
Select case location
    case "Delaware"
        locationprice=0.0
    case "New Jersey"
        locationprice=0.06
    case "Pennsylvania"
        locationprice=0.06
    case "PA - Philadelphia"
        locationprice=0.07
    case else
        locationprice=0.0
end select
employeediscount = request.form("Employeediscount")'This is a checkbox variable.
calculatetotal = request.form("calculatetotal")'Should calculate when button is pressed
discount = request.form("discount")
runningtotal = retailprice
'Use commands to view variables at top of page:
response.write("retail price is: " & retailprice & "<br/>")
response.write("location is: " & location & "<br/>")
response.write("runningtotal is: " & runningtotal & "<br/>")

Response.Write("Whether discount applicable ?")

if employeediscount = "on" then
    Response.Write("Yes<br />")
        runningtotal = retailprice * (1 - .25)
else
    Response.Write("No<br />")
    runningtotal = retailprice
end if
calculatetotal = (locationprice * runningtotal)+ runningtotal
response.write("Total amount due is $" & calculatetotal & "<br/>")

%>
    <form method= "post" action= "CashRegister.asp">

    <h4>Retail Price:</h4>
    <input type="text" name="RetailPrice" value="<% =retailprice%>"><br/>
    <h4>Use Employee Discount?:</h4>
    <%if employeediscount = "on" then%>
        <input type ="checkbox" name="Employeediscount" checked /><br/>
    <%else%>
    <input type ="checkbox" name="Employeediscount" /><br/>
    <%End if%>
    <h4>Location (for sales tax):</h4>
    <select name= "Location">
    <%if(Request.Form("Location")="Delaware") Then %>
               <option value="Delaware" selected>Delaware</option>
    <%else%>
        <option value="Delaware">Delaware</option>
    <%end if%>
    <%if(Request.Form("Location")="New Jersey") Then %>
               <option value="New Jersey" selected>New Jersey</option>
    <%else%>
        <option value="New Jersey">New Jersey</option>
    <%end if%>
    <%if(Request.Form("Location")="Pennsylvania") Then %>
               <option value="Pennsylvania" selected>Pennsylvania</option>
    <%else%>
        <option value="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</option>
    <%end if%>
    <%if(Request.Form("Location")="PA - Philadelphia") Then %>
               <option value="PA - Philadelphia" selected>PA - Philadelphia</option>
    <%else%>
        <option value="PA - Philadelphia">PA - Philadelphia</option>
    <%end if%>
    </select>
    <p>
    <input type= "submit" value="Calculate Total" name="calculatetotal"/>
    </p>
    <input type="hidden" value=".25" name="discount"/>
    </form>

    </body>
</html>

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The problems were :

1) The name for the textbox and name used in request.form were different.

2) The input tag was not closed

3) The ides of giving lication price as the value of option box will not help in autoselecting the chosen option box.

Hi activexcode,

Just wanted to add to Madhu's suggestions.

1) You can simplify the IF/ELSE conditions within the <SELECT> tag used, as shown below. This would execute the SELECTED code only when the dropdown Item's value matches the value posted from the form.

2) Than using Request.Form within every IF/ELSE, you could do that once before the SELECT tag and store it in a variable, so that it doesn't have to contact server for requesting this value again and again.

3) Readablilty. Hope that helps.
Cheers!

_________________________
- Vijay G
Strive for Perfection

Your code lists the locations TWICE in the drop-down box. I only want each location to appear once. Also, there should be only one Employee discount check box, not two. Last, the form didn't calculate. :-(

Hi,

Whose code you mean? Can you post your code here?

Looks like you are mixing up with something there. I assume you should be using your own <OPTION> tags + the <option> tags that was posted here.

Same should be the case with the checkbox.;)

Cheers!

_________________________
- Vijay G
Strive for Perfection