SyntaxError: unterminated string literal in this javascript

Question

Why am I getting this error???

function Overallrating() {
  var amt = this.getField("txt5).value;
    if (amt > 10.5){
      this.getField("Text2").value = "EXCEPTIONAL";
    }else if (amt < 11.00 && amt > 8.5){
      this.getField("Text2").value = "EXCEEDS";
    }else if (amt < 9.00 && amt > 6.5){
      this.getField("Text2").value = "IMPROVEMENT NEEDED";
    }else if (amt < 7.00 && amt > 4.50){
      this.getField("Text2").value = "UNSATISFACTORY";
    }else if (amt < 5.00 && amt > 2.00)
}

Answer 1

you wrote

var amt=this.getField("txt5).value;

you need " at the end of txt5. correct to:

var amt=this.getField("txt5").value;