>>

>><script type="text/javascript">
>>   $("document").ready(function() { 
>>       $(".number").mask("999,999,999.99");  
>>   });
>>

>>
>
>BTW - the quotes around "document" aren't really needed either. ex.
>
>

>$(document).ready(function() { 
>});
>

Thanks for the explanations and the link to the currency formatter.