Are the names always the same. If so then you should know that Perm_b_40, Perm_b_39, Perm_b_38 are in the same group. You should then be able to write JavaScript to check these 3 boxes.
Brian > -----Original Message----- > From: Barry Beattie [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 14 April 2004 9:58 > To: CFAussie Mailing List > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: (OT) access groups of chkboxes using ID, not > n ame > > 'fraid not > > they already have their own index naming system that the form processing > logic depends on. that's why the ID stuff. > > b > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: KNOTT, Brian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 14 April 2004 9:51 AM > To: CFAussie Mailing List > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: (OT) access groups of chkboxes using ID, not n > ame > > How are you generating the field names. maybe you can name them > according > to there group and then use javascript to search for the group name in > the > name field. i.e. call fields names like menu-1, menu-2, > menu-3,users-1,users-2,etc.. > > Brian > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Barry Beattie [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, 14 April 2004 9:40 > > To: CFAussie Mailing List > > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: (OT) access groups of chkboxes using ID, > not > > n ame > > > > >> Are you trying to check all checkboxes in the same group. > > > > aye. > > > > the hundred or so are broken up into about 20 groups, depending on a > > particular "code group" they belong to which is what I'm setting the > ID > > to since I can't change the names. > > > > it's this grouping I need to access to turn them on and off. > > > > > > cheers > > barry.b > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: KNOTT, Brian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, 14 April 2004 9:32 AM > > To: CFAussie Mailing List > > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: (OT) access groups of chkboxes using ID, not n > > ame > > > > Barry, > > Just trying to understand what you are trying to do. Are you > > trying > > to check all checkboxes in the same group. > > > > Brian > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Barry Beattie [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, 14 April 2004 9:13 > > > To: CFAussie Mailing List > > > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: (OT) access groups of chkboxes using ID, > > not > > > name > > > > > > > > > >> If there is only one checkbox with the same name > > > > > > but I can't use name at all - that's the problem. > > > > > > The names of the checkboxes are used for form processing and have > > > nothing to do with the groups they need to be checked or unchecked. > > > > > > so that leaves using the ID only. The trouble is that getElementByID > > > needs unique ID's to work - that's why only the first one in each > > series > > > behaves correctly. The others just sit there. > > > > > > I'm starting to think it can't be done... > > > > > > thanx anyway > > > barry.b > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Australia1976 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, 14 April 2004 8:53 AM > > > To: CFAussie Mailing List > > > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: (OT) access groups of chkboxes using ID, not > > > name > > > > > > If there is only one checkbox with the same name, you can use > > > cbox.checked > > > > > > If there is more than one, you use array notation: > > > > > > cbox[0].checked > > > cbox[1].checked > > > cbox[n].checked > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "barry.b" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CFAussie Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 1:31 AM > > > Subject: [cfaussie] (OT) access groups of chkboxes using ID, not > name > > > > > > > > > > hi all > > > > I've got a form with a hundred or so checkboxes. I want to set up > > > small > > > > groups of them to check/uncheck. I can't use the name (form > > > processing, > > > > diff order) so I'm trying to use the ID. > > > > > > > > the bit I'm stuck on is getting an array of checkboxes and then > > > looping > > > > thru them to check only using the ID. I can get the first one to > > work > > > but > > > > not the other ones of the same name. any ideas? > > > > > > > > thanx > > > > barry.b > > > > > > > > > > > > <script> > > > > function checkAll(id) { > > > > cbox = eval("document.getElementById(id)"); > > > > if (cbox.checked == true){ > > > > cbox.checked = false; > > > > return "Check All"; > > > > }else{ > > > > cbox.checked = true; > > > > return "Uncheck All"; > > > > } > > > > } > > > > </script> > > > > > > > > here's part of the form > > > > > > > > > > > > <td><input type=button value="Check All" > > > onClick="this.value=checkAll('view_ADM')"></td> > > > > <td><input type=button value="Check All" > > > onClick="this.value=checkAll('add_ADM')"></td> > > > > <td><input type=button value="Check All" > > > onClick="this.value=checkAll('edit_ADM')"></td> > > > > <td><input type=button value="Check All" > > > onClick="this.value=checkAll('del_ADM')"></td> > > > > </tr> > > > > <tr> > > > > <td> Menu Admin </td> > > > > <td><input type="Checkbox" name="Perm_b_40 " id="view_ADM" > > > checked></td> > > > > <td><input type="Checkbox" name="Perm_b_37 " id="add_ADM"></td> > > > > <td><input type="Checkbox" name="Perm_b_39 " id="edit_ADM"></td> > > > > <td><input type="Checkbox" name="Perm_b_38 " id="del_ADM"></td> > > > > </tr> > > > > <tr> > > > > <td> Users Admin </td> > > > > <td><input type="Checkbox" name="Perm_b_36 " id="view_ADM" > > > checked></td> > > > > <td><input type="Checkbox" name="Perm_b_33 " > > > id="add_ADM"></td><td><input > > > type="Checkbox" name="Perm_b_35 "id="edit_ADM"></td> > > > > <td><input type="Checkbox" name="Perm_b_34 " id="del_ADM"></td> > > > > </tr> > > > > <tr> > > > > <td> Utilities Admin </td> > > > > <td><input type="Checkbox" name="Perm_b_44 " id="view_ADM" > > > checked></td> > > > > <td><input type="Checkbox" name="Perm_b_41 " id="add_ADM"></td> > > > > <td><input type="Checkbox" name="Perm_b_43 " id="edit_ADM"></td> > > > > </tr> > > > > > > > > --- > > > > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia > > > > http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004 > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia > > > http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004 > > > > > > > > > --- > > > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia > > > http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004 > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ----------- > > > > The contents of this message are the views of the Author and do not > > necessarily reflect the views of SUNCORP METWAY LTD ABN 66 010 831 > 722. > > > > > > The content of this e-mail, including attachments is a confidential > > communication between the Suncorp Metway Group and the intended > > addressee. 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