Help with Custom calculation script in Acrobat 8

Hi all, I am using acrobat 8 on OS 10.5
I am trying to add certain fields (numbers) and then subtract another field value to give an end result.
I don't know anything about Javascript, would anyone be able to help with any info on how I achieve this result? I can only see Add, x and average etc... nothing there for subtraction
Thanks for any help in advance
Swen

This should get you started:
>if (event) {
// get values from two text fields
var a = Number(this.getField('Text1').value);
var b = Number(this.getField('Text2').value);
// subtract the values and show it
this.event.target.value = a - b;
Place this in a 3d text field, as a Custom Calculation Script.

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