Calculate fields

i am making a contract with fields in DW CS3, how do i make fields calculate?
example:
I wish to purchase_____________gallons of heating oil at the fixed price of $_____________per gallon for a total cost of $ __________
where the total cost of "$" is automatically calculated from fields "purchase" and the "price"
thanks
Lisa

With an HTML form and a little javascript code. Paste the following code between your <body> and </body> tags.
<form>
Gallons of heating oil:<br />
<input type="text" id="field1"><br />
Price per gallon:<br />
<input type="text" id="field2" value="3.00" >
<br>
Total $ price:<br />
<input type="text" id="ans" onfocus="document.getElementById('ans').value=document.getElementById('field1').value*document.getElementById('field2').value" >
</form>
This is how it will look
Gallons of heating oil:
Price per gallon:
Total $ price:
Does this help?
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