BTW: a GREAT Javascript resource, http://irt.org/ (irt stands for Internet Related Technologies) <script> function checkAll() { document.formName.chk1.checked=true; document.formName.chk2.checked=true; document.formName.chk3.checked=true; } </script> Or just give the checkboxes a name starting with something recognisable, like chk_: <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function checkAll(theForm) { for (i=0,n=theForm.elements.length;i<n;i++) if (theForm.elements[i].name.indexOf('chk__') !=-1) theForm.elements[i].checked = true; } //--></script> -----Original Message----- From: Bosky, Dave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 12:08 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: checking multiple boxes w/single button? I have a form containing a dynamic list of checkboxes that are used to delete messages. I already have a button that will delete all checked mail but my question is how do I make a button that will automatically put a check in each box? <!----- <form name="msglist" action="" method=""> <cfoutput query= "msgs"> <input type="checkbox" name="MsgsToDelete" value="#MessageNumber#"> </cfoutput> <input type="button" value="CheckMail" onClick="checkAll();"> <form> ----> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists