I think this is what Kym was also hinting at. I have been thinking about this. I'll have to fight the fact the check/uncheck links (outer CF loop) are rendered before the checkboxes (inner CF loop) and are therefore not known to the buttons to send to the JS function.
sounds like some messy work with cfsavecontent... hmmm... b -----Original Message----- From: KNOTT, Brian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 14 April 2004 10:36 AM To: CFAussie Mailing List Subject: [cfaussie] Re: (OT) access groups of chkboxes using ID, not n ame 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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