Hi Kip,
KL> When I do a form submit cgi.params.exists('carton') should be true but
KL> it should have no value if the checkbox is unselected. If I just point
KL> I hope I'm making sense.
KL> Can anybody help me?
You are making a wrong assumption about the unchecked form variable.
If a form checkbox is unchecked, it's name and value are NOT passed.
Friday, November 21, 2003, 10:31:25 AM, you wrote:
KL> Could someone please help me with this?
KL> I've got a form with a checkbox input type on it called carton.
KL> In tt2 when I check to see if the checkbox is checked I do:
KL> [%
KL> USE cgi=CGI;
KL> IF cgi.params.carton == 'on';
KL> %]Cart is on![%
KL> END;
KL> %]
KL> This works great!
KL> My problem is that I need to also detect if the carton checkbox has been
KL> deselected. I've tried:
KL> [%
KL> USE cgi=CGI;
KL> IF cgi.params.exists('carton') && cgi.params.carton == '';
KL> ## I've also tried defined above
KL> %]Cart is off![%
KL> END;
KL> %]
KL> I see no way to tell if the checkbox was unselected.
KL> If I point my browser to the url instead of clicking on a submit button
KL> that goes to the page I would like to see a difference.
KL> When I do a form submit cgi.params.exists('carton') should be true but
KL> it should have no value if the checkbox is unselected. If I just point
KL> my browser to the page no form variables should exist so
KL> cgi.params.exists('carton') should be false.
KL> I hope I'm making sense.
KL> Can anybody help me?
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