Hi all, thanks for all your replies, I got the problem with checkboxes fixed
:)
Cheers,
Graeme :)
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Dealing with Unchecked Checkboxes
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> how about a default value...so if you use a CHECKBOX_FIELD1 ENUM('Y', 'N')
> DEFAULT N type of definition, then if box is not checked, then it will
> deault to N otherwise a Y will override the default.
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> just a thought....dont' know if it will work for you or not...
> Jeff
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> Brent Baisley
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> If you want to have an answer for each item, you should use yes/no radio
> buttons. With checkboxes you only get "yes" answer, as you are aware.
> The assumption is that you could care less about "no" answers since you
> are only interested in the "yes" set.
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> Checkboxes "reveal" yes answers, radio buttons can "reveal" yes or no
> (or perhaps no answer if there is no default).
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> If you want to stick with checkboxes, then I would have a hidden field
> for each checkbox you have. The hidden field could then be set with a
> "yes" or "no" value via javascript and an onChange event capture.
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> On Saturday, October 26, 2002, at 05:02 PM, Graeme McLaren wrote:
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> > Hey all, I'm trying to get my head around checkboxes. I can insert
> > "checked" checkboxes into a DB no problem but I get an error when the
> > checkboxes are unchecked.
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