Storing variable in a hidden field

HI,
I've created an HTML form with drop downs. I'm storing the
values of each option in a variable called currentvalue.
Currentvalue keeps a running total and displays it on the page. I
want to store the variable currentvalue in a hidden field to pass
the value to the next HTML page. How can I do this?
I'm using JavaScript for this application becuse I can't use
any server side code since the application will be distributed on a
CD.
Thanks,

Thanks MikeL7 for your code.
I'm not sure about "var currentvalue = 9;" is that a fixed
value that you've shown as an example?
My currentvalue is a variable that is keeping a running total
of the the values selected from each drop down. I need to capture
the value of this running total into my hidden field that I can
then pass on to page 2.
I hope I'm making sense here.
Thanks,

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