If Else Statement in Validation of Other Field's Values

Question

Thanks in advance for your help.
Here is the statement:
$3,000 (maximum contribution)
OR my remaining balance $ (remaining balance field)
$ (total field)
The maximum that the user can contribute is $3,000. If they enter a number greater than $3,000 for the remaining balance, The total for that statement should be $3,000. If they enter a number less than $3,000 for the remaining balance, the total for that statement should be the number entered for the remaining balance.
I think I'm actually making this more difficult than it needs to be. I would like the total field to evaluate the user's entry into the remaining balance field; if that number is greater than.3,000, the total is 3,000; if not, the total field is equal to the value entered into the remaining balance field.
Thanks again for your help.

Answer 1

Gilad D (try67) wrote:
There are two problems with your code:
1. In a Calculation script one should apply the new value using event.value, not by using the getField method.
2. You should convert the value of "Remaining Balance" to a number explictly.
So the code should be:
var b = Number(this.getField("Remaining Balance").value);
if (b > 3000){
    event.value = 3000;
} else event.value = b;
I see, thanks Gilad.