function getAmortization(a,n,p) {
					var i=0;
					var sATline="";
					var oAmortizationTable=document.getElementById("amortizationtable");
					oAmortizationTable.style.visibility="visible";
					var sCR=String.fromCharCode(13);
					var sTab=String.fromCharCode(27);
					/* Calculate amortization and write table to text area **/
					var payment = getPayment(a,n,p);
					oAmortizationTable.value = sCR + "Monthly Payment = " + (Math.round(payment*100)/100) + sCR + sCR;
					oAmortizationTable.value += "Month  Balance    Principal  Interest  Payment    Total Interest" + sCR;
					var balance=a;
					var interest = 0.0;
					var principal=0.0;
					var totalinterest=0.0;
					for (i=1;i<=n;i++) {
						interest = balance*p/1200;
						totalinterest += interest;
						principal = payment-interest;
						balance -= principal;
						sATline = i.toString()+getSpaces(7-i.toString().length);
						sATline += Math.round(balance*100)/100;
						sATline += getSpaces(18-sATline.length);
						sATline += (Math.round(principal*100)/100);
						sATline += getSpaces(29-sATline.length);
						sATline += (Math.round(interest*100)/100);
						sATline += getSpaces(39-sATline.length);
						sATline += (Math.round(i*payment*100)/100);
						sATline += getSpaces(50-sATline.length);
						sATline += (Math.round(totalinterest*100)/100) + sCR;
						oAmortizationTable.value += sATline;
					}
					return false;
				}
				function getSpaces(n) {
					var i=0; 
					var sSpaces="";
					for (i=0;i<n;i++) {sSpaces += " ";}
					return sSpaces;
				}
				function getPayment(a,n,p) {
					/* Calculates the monthly payment from annual percentage
				   rate, term of loan in months and loan amount. **/
					var acc=0;
					var base = 1 + p/1200;
					for (i=1;i<=n;i++) 
						{ acc += Math.pow(base,-i); }
					return a/acc;
				}