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Javascript getElementById for text within a placeholder?

Can anyone tell me the syntax for accessing a textbox that exists within a placeholder within a javascript function?

var iOldDispoQuantity = parseInt(document.getElementById('tbOldDispoQuantity'));
var iQuantityAvai = parseInt(document.getElementById('tbQuantityAvailable'));

I'm getting "NaN" errors and I think it's because the two textboxes are within a placeholder (child of a masterpage).
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var iOldDispoQuantity = parseInt(document.getElementById('ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tbDispoQuantity'));
var iQuantityAvai = parseInt(document.getElementById('ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tbQuantityAvailable'));


also tried the name and get same "NaN" error.

any other suggestions?
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what about this:

var iOldDispoQuantity = parseInt(document.getElementById('ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tbDispoQuantity').value);
var iQuantityAvai = parseInt(document.getElementById('ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tbQuantityAvailable').value);
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var iOldDispoQuantity = parseInt(document.getElementById('ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tbDispoQuantity').Value);
var iQuantityAvai = parseInt(document.getElementById('ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tbQuantityAvailable').Value);


same thing... "NaN"
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case matters

use lowercase value like i typed it, not Value
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I had the case wrong on value. It works!

Thanks again!
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no problemo
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I have one more problem. One of the text fields I'm pulling is not visible....so generates an error. Is there a workaround for this?
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hi chibella, you should accept an answer on this question and then post a new question for the new issue.
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oh man...you are trying to become genious!
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thanks chibella, did you accept the answer that helped you or just the first one?  I though this one answered your question: 20113427...

This kind of defeats the purpose of EE because people will come her elooking for answers and they will look at which one you selected as the 'accepted answer'.
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No I chose the right answer. The question was how to find the right syntax within a placeholder. You did assist some....so I guess you can have 50.
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var disposableQuant = document.getElementById('ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tbDispoQuantity');
var quatAvailable = document.getElementById('ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tbQuantityAvailable');
var iOldDispoQuantity = (disposableQuant!=null)?parseInt(disposableQuant.value):0;
var iQuantityAvai = (quatAvailable!=null)?parseInt(quatAvailable.value):0;
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I'd like to spread the points. How do I do that after it's closed?
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no idea, probably can't

btw, i re-read your question at post 20113504 and think i was wrong to say you should open a new question for it, when i read it i thought it was unrelated (to do with ap.net control visibility) but i see it is actually a tweak to the script in question.  that's why i posted 20115947.