perl and checkboxes 1

[brownfox]

I want to return the visitor an email with information specified from checkboxes in a html form. I've got the send mail working fine but I can't determine which checkboxes have been ticked or not. Here's my code - The form:
<input name=&quot;checkbox1&quot; type=&quot;checkbox&quot; value=&quot;on&quot;>
<input name=&quot;checkbox2&quot; type=&quot;checkbox&quot; value=&quot;on&quot;>
<input name=&quot;checkbox3&quot; type=&quot;checkbox&quot; value=&quot;on&quot;>

and the perl:
my $passwords=&quot;&quot;;

if($formdata{'checkbox1'} == 'on'){
$passwords = &quot;password1\n&quot;;
}
if($formdata{'checkbox2'} == 'on'){
$passwords = $passwords . &quot;password2\n&quot;;
}
if($formdata{'moves'} == 'on'){
$passwords = $passwords . &quot;password3\n&quot;;
}
BUT the return email sends out all 3 passwords regardless of how many checkboxes have been ticked or not? Any help much appreciated!

 

[siberian]

I have never had a problem with perl and checkboxes.

What code are you using to populate %formdata? cgi-lib.pl? What happens if you use CGI.pm instead?

 

[bobtex]

for string comparisons you need to use a eq 'b' not a == 'b'

the strings are probably being taken as numeric 0 and so your statements is being evaluated as if 0==0 which would be true.

bob

 

[brownfox]

That did the trick! Thanks Bob