you need to check 'checked' not length, the length
will always be the number of total boxes witht that
name
--- Ryan Everhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ok guys I know this is easy, so please forgive me.
> I have a form with
> a series of checkboxes in it. The checkboxes are
> all named the same
> so when the form is submitted I get a comma
> delimited list of values
> like 1,4,5,8. I then take that list and put it in
> my db. Well I'm
> getting errors from my app now because people are
> not selecting any
> check boxes. So I'm trying to right some JS that
> will make sure at
> least on check box is check. Below is what I have,
> but it does seem
> to be working like I'd like it to.
>
> This simply just checks if the value of the boxlist
> variable coming
> from the form is greater than 0. Keep in mind the
> BoxList variable is
> the name of several check boxes in the form so it
> should read like
> 1,4,5,8. It seems that every time I submit the form
> it passes the
> 'thisForm.BoxList.length' check every time no matter
> if any boxes are
> checked or not.
>
> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
> function CheckBoxCheck(thisForm)
> {
> if (thisForm.BoxList.length == 0)
> {
> alert("Please select at least one checkbox.\n");
> return false;
> }
> }
> </script>
>
>
> I know I'm just missing something simple. Any
> thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
> Ryan
>
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