At 02:37 PM 1/8/02 +0000, you wrote: >any user agent (=web browser) just passes strings. >to get float, either in the form use ><input type=hidden name="shipping:float" value=<dtml-var shipping>> >(see: http://www.zope.org/Members/Zen/howto/FormVariableTypes) >or initially (after being called from the browser) ><dtml-call "REQUEST.set('shipping',_.float(subtotal)*.05)"> THANK YOU!!! BenO