You're welcome. You can actually make it even simpler:

thisform.text2.value=thisform.text1.value-("ed")

The only disadvantage is that the new value will have some trailing blanks.

>hi,
>it works,
>thank you.
>>

thisform.text2.value=trim(thisform.text1.value)+("ed")

>>>hi all,
>>>i try to get result as if thisform.text1.value=drive , i want to add "ed" to be
>>>like "driveed",
>>>

>>>i try as under
>>>thisform.text2.value=trim(thisform.text1.value)+("ed")&& i get it as
>>>"drive       ed"
>>>

>>>thanks
>>>m.qasem