Unchecked checkboxes not registering in loop

[fdarkness]

I originally posted this in the VBScript forum, but it seems that it's more ASP than VBScript (according to them).

I have the following cludge of code (direct C&P from my page):

for each key in Request.Form
    if Request(key) = "on" then
        key = 1
    else
        key = 0
    end if
next

I need to set all my form variables for each "key" to 1 or 0 so I can insert it into a table.

The problem is that my loop only seems to register any checkboxes that are checked (ie, "on"). Those that are unchecked don't register in the loop. For example, my sample data produced the following:

ClientSurveyInvite: 1
UserAdmin: 1
FinancialReporting: 1
Timesheets: 1
Sysadmin: 1

while it *should* have produced the following:

SearchWarrant: 0
FileReview: 0
OnlineRequestForms: 0
Dashboard: 0
Timesheetmgmt: 0
Timesheets: 1
ClientSurveyInvite: 1
UserAdmin: 1
FinancialReporting: 1
Sysadmin: 1

The variables that are missing in the first sample are those that I had unchecked.

Any idea how I can get it to return *all* the pieces of information in the form, checked or unchecked? So far the only solution that's been offered is setting all the variables to 0 in the first place, then running the loop, resetting those that pop up to 1. But that seems rather silly to me.

 

[DotNetGnat]

you wont be able to retrieve unchecked checkboxes in the way you are doing it...

you need to change your form...can you show us your code for the checkboxes...

-DNG

 

[fdarkness]

here's a quick and dirty sample, for which all the form items are the same:

<form name="editUser" action="security.asp?function=submitEditUser&userID=<%=UserID%>" method="post">

   <td align=center><input type="checkbox" name="SearchWarrant" <% if objRSSecurity("SearchWarrant")=1 then%> CHECKED <% end if %>></td></tr>

</form>

 

[ChrisHirst]

checkboxes will not return a key/value pair if unchecked.

Chris.

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[tsuji]

Also asp members can advise the op elaborating on my input to the same question same op here.

http://tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1244491&page=1