Checkboxes

allyeric · Sep 12, 2000

I know this must seem a simple problem .. but its driving me crazy! I have one checkbox, and I want to see whether or not its been checked. On the form with the checkbox, I coded it as:

<input type=checkbox name=Favs value=Favorites>

And on the next ASP page, I have:

Favs = request("Favs&quot

if Favs = "Favorites" then
session("Favs&quot

= "Yes"
elseif Favs = "" then
session("Favs&quot

= "No"
end if

But, I never have a value for Favs, even when its checked. What am I missing?? Thanks for any help.

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RobSchultz · Sep 12, 2000

several issues. the major one is that you need

Favs = Request.Form("Favs&quot

not Favs = request("Favs&quot

consider the following...

default.html -

Code:

<html>
<body>
<form id=frmForm method=&quot;POST&quot; action=&quot;check.asp&quot;>
 Favorites? <input type=checkbox id=favs name=favs>
 <input type=Submit>
</form>
</body>
</html>

check.asp -

Code:

<%
 Dim favs
 favs=UCASE(Request.Form(&quot;favs&quot;))
 
 if favs=&quot;ON&quot; then
  response.write &quot;You want favorites&quot;
 else
  response.write &quot;You don't want favorites&quot;
 end if
%>

Hope this helps,
Rob

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allyeric · Sep 12, 2000

Thanks Rob .. I did make the changes that you suggested, and when I print the value of Favs, it always says "NO" .. not sure why this is .. I will include my code below:

default.html

<form id=frmForm method="POST" action="SubCategory.asp"><BR> Show only my favorites
<input type=checkbox id=favs name=favs><BR>

SubCategory.asp

Favs = UCASE(request.form("Favs&quot

)

if Favs = "ON" then
session("Favs&quot

= "Yes"
else
session("Favs&quot

= "No"
end if
Favs = session("Favs&quot

response.write "FAVS=" & Favs

I tried adding a write statement immediately after the Favs= UCASE(request.form("Favs&quot

) line, to check value, and it printed nothing, except Favs=

I guess I am still missing something here

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RobSchultz · Sep 12, 2000

Almost there,

default.html -

Code:

<form id=frmForm method=&quot;POST&quot; action=&quot;SubCategory.asp&quot;><BR> Show only my favorites
<input type=checkbox id=favs name=favs><BR>
<input type=submit value=&quot;submit&quot;>
</form>

SubCategory.asp -
<%
Favs = UCASE(request.form("Favs&quot

)

if Favs = "ON" then
session("Favs&quot

= "Yes"
else
session("Favs&quot

= "No"
end if
Favs = session("Favs&quot

response.write "FAVS=" & Favs
%>
[/code]

Good luck,
Rob [sig][/sig]

allyeric · Sep 13, 2000

ohhh I see what you are getting at .. but I don't want a submit button, the user click the checkbox, then clicks on a category name, which is a link to another page .. I guess I need to pass the parameter of the checkbox with the link .. will try that, and thanks again!

allyeric [sig][/sig]

allyeric · Sep 13, 2000

ok .. thats not working either!! Help please

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RobSchultz · Sep 13, 2000

Getting ever closer to your goal. Here is one way...

default.html -

Code:

<html>
<script language=&quot;javascript&quot;>
 function fnSubmit(strCategory){
  document.forms.frmForm.category.value=strCategory;
  window.submit;
 }
</script>
<body>
<form name=frmForm id=frmForm method=&quot;POST&quot; action=&quot;SubCategory.asp&quot;><br> Show only my favorites
<input type=checkbox id=favs name=favs><br><br>
<input type=hidden id=category name=category value=&quot;Category 1&quot;>
Categories...<br>
<input type=image src=&quot;c:\img1.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Category 1&quot; onClick=&quot;fnSubmit('Category 1')&quot;><br><br>
<input type=image src=&quot;c:\img2.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Category 2&quot; onClick=&quot;fnSubmit('Category 2')&quot;>
</form>
</body>
</html>

SubCategory.asp -

Code:

<html>
<body>
<%
Favs = UCASE(request.form(&quot;favs&quot;))
Category = UCASE(request.form(&quot;category&quot;))

if Favs = &quot;ON&quot; then
  session(&quot;Favs&quot;) = &quot;Yes&quot;
else
  session(&quot;Favs&quot;) = &quot;No&quot;
end if
  Favs = session(&quot;Favs&quot;)
response.write &quot;FAVS= &quot; & Favs & &quot;<br>&quot;
response.write &quot;CATEGORY= &quot; & Category
%>
</body>
</html>

Later [sig]<p>Rob<br><a href=mailto:robschultz@yahoo.com>robschultz@yahoo.com</a><br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
"Focus on the solution to the problem,<br>
not the obstacles in the way."<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[/sig]

Guest_imported · Sep 14, 2000

Here's what you need to do:

1.Html ---
------------
<form name="test" action="checkbox.asp" method="post">
<input type="checkbox" name="test1" value="Vasia">
<a href="#" onClick="javascript:document.test.submit();">Click to check</a>
</form>
----------------

2.In checkbox.asp it will be just:
dim test --- if you want
test = request("test&quot

response.write test ,
or simply:
response.write request("test&quot

Guest_imported · Sep 14, 2000

guestg,

if you have more than 1 checkbox checked
will the
test = request("test&quot

have all the values separated by commas ?

paul.net

rmsaheb · Sep 15, 2000

paul.net(visitor),
<code>
test=request("test&quot

will contain string of as many values separated by commas ,as there are (checked) check boxes, provided they all have same name.
To access them individually one can use the following code:
item=request.form("test&quot

(i) domain of 'i' being 1 to request.form("test&quot

.count .
Caution: if only one check box is checked then using the above notation gives error, as there is only one element is available with that name. one can access it the usual way. The above count property can be checked for 0,1,or more to find the correct way to access.
</code>

Guest_imported · Sep 15, 2000

1.Html ---
------------
<form name="test" action="checkbox.asp" method="post">
<input type="checkbox" name="test1" value="Vasia">
<input type="checkbox" name="test1" value="Petia">
<input type="checkbox" name="test1" value="Kolia">
<a href="#" onClick="javascript:document.test.submit();">Click to check</a>
</form>
----------------

2.In checkbox.asp it will be just:
dim test,i

for i = 1 to request.form("test1&quot

.count
test = request.form("test1&quot

(i)
response.write test & ","
next

JohannIcon · Nov 7, 2002

Can you please help me out with this:-

First I am creating a dynamic check box like this:-
<%
response.Write("<input name=menuCheck" & n+1 & " type=checkbox id=menuCheck value=menucheckbox" & n+1 & " >&quot

rs1.movenext
n = n + 1

then I am doing this in the next ASP:-

For n = 0 to VarN
MenuCheckVal = UCASE(request.Form("menuCheck" & n))
if MenuCheckVal = "ON" then
response.Write("ON&quot

else
response.Write("OFF&quot

end if
next

but it is displaying always OFF.

Can you tell me what is wrong?

Biffy13 · Nov 12, 2002

>>> For n = 0 to VarN
>>> MenuCheckVal = UCASE(request.Form("menuCheck" & n))
>>> if MenuCheckVal = "ON" then
>>> response.Write("ON&quot

>>> else
>>> response.Write("OFF&quot

>>> end if
>>> next

Try this:

For n = 0 to VarN
if (execute("menuCheckVal"&i&"="&UCASE(request.form("menuCheck&quot

&n)))&"=""ON""" then
response.Write("ON&quot

else
response.Write("OFF&quot

end if
next 'n

in your example you will always get the last value as the variable you are setting will be overwritten with the latest value on every parse thru the loop - I am creating a variable menuCheckVal1, menuCheckVal2, menuCheckVal3 etc.

or you could just use:

For n = 0 to VarN
if UCASE(request.form("menuCheck"&n))="ON" then
response.Write("ON&quot

else
response.Write("OFF&quot

end if
next 'n

Either way, you will get a long list of on's or off's...

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