Try setting up your code so that the following is the result:
<input type="checkbox" name="avail" checked>
or
<input type="checkbox" name="avail">
Andrew Elliston
On Monday, March 26, 2001, at 11:54 PM, Peter Houchin wrote:
>>> Hiya can some one pls let me know if i am on the right track pls, this
>>> is in a form that updates if there is an id else it inserts, now
>>> what i
>>> want it if there is an id i want the check box to be either checked or
>>> unchecked depending on the 'y' / 'n' value in the db
>
>>> <input type="checkbox" name="avail" value="" <? if ($avail == 'n') {
>>> echo 'SELECTED '; }?>">
>
>>> Peter Houchin
>
>> Try CHECKED for checkboxes - SELECTED works for dropdowns.
>
> ok I've changed it the SELECT to CHECKED but it had no effect ...
> <input type="checkbox" name="avail" value="" <? if ($avail == 'n')
> { echo 'CHECKED'; }?>>
>
> I've also tried it with a "n" value so it reads like
> <input type="checkbox" name="avail" value="n" <? if ($avail == 'n')
> { echo 'CHECKED'; }?>> but that didn't have any luck either ... is
> there anything else i can do?
>
> Peter
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