Need help with greater than if statement

[help4me]

I'm trying to write an if statement to see if the answer I just entered is larger than the answer on the previous page.
But let's say the 1st number is 50 and the 2nd is 9. The alert comes up because the "9" is bigger than the "5" in 50.
How can I make this work?

I have a hidden field that is bringing the answer from page 1 to page 2.
[HTML]
<input type="hidden" name="Q1" value="$Q1">[/HTML]

This is my if statement:

answerA = document.forms[0].Q1.value 
answerB = document.forms[0].Q2.value 
 
 if (answerB > answerA)
      {
    alert("\"Please enter a smaller number.")
    FormQ2.Q2.focus(); 
    return false;
    } 

Please help if you can. Thanks :)

[gits]

just parseInt() or parseFloat() the values before comparing them ...

kind regards

[help4me]

If I put this . . .

parseInt (answerA)
parseInt (answerB)
 
  if (answerB > answerA)
      {
    alert("\"Please enter a smaller number.")
    FormQ2.Q2.focus(); 
    return false;
    }   
 

. . . the error comes up for any number entered. Do I need to do something other than just put in parseInt()?

[gits]

the usage should be like the following:

answerA = parseInt(document.forms[0].Q1.value);

the functioncall doesn't change the value itself ... you have to assign the value back to a variable like in the given example ...

kind regards

[help4me]

Thanks for your help! I got it.

[gits]

no problem ... you're welcome. post back to the forums anytime you have more questions ;)

kind regards