Re: YACBQ.....(Yet another checkbox question)
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = It's a big deal to me ;)The problem is, that the unchecked formvariables' names are not returned to the page in the case of a form that whose action is the page it's on. In my case, I have an admin template that has checkboxes for such things as shipped, approved and backordered.The only viable solution I've been offered is to first write ALL the formvariables as false, after which the checked true formvariables will overwrite them.The way my admin template works is that it only displays orders that either haven't been shipped or have backorders attached to them. So, we periodically refresh the screen to see if new orders have arrived. Very simple. The problem is, the above solution, rewrites everything to false, and we have to go about rechecking all the checkboxes. It's a pain.Now I know I could rewrite this to use a pulldown instead of a checkbox and problem solved, and I'm not complaining mind you, but I'm afraid the solution's not as simple as you suggest... -- Will Starck Product and Technical Support NovaDerm.com http://www.novaderm.com techs@novaderm.com Toll free support line: 800-378-1740> From: Rob Marquardt
> Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) > Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 14:57:28 > To: (WebCatalog Talk) > Subject: Re: YACBQ.....(Yet another checkbox question) > > On 8/7/00 2:45 pm, Bob Sneidar so noted... > >> Is it just me, or does anyone else think it absurd to jump through hoops to >> find out if a checkbox is not checked? If it is an object, then it should >> have a value assigned to it, in the case of a checkbox either T or F. NULL >> is NEVER a good value. This really needs to be addressed. I am definitely >> going to stay away from checkboxes until it is. > > It's more of an HTML issue, and since the behavior of checkboxes has been > set for years, I don't see it changing any time soon. > > I guess I'm not seeing what the big deal is. If a checkbox variable > equals its value it's checked, if it doesn't it's not -- seems easy > enough to track : ) > > Rob Marquardt > Designer/Resident Wirehead > Toast Design > > 800 Washington Avenue North > Minneapolis MN 55401 > 612.330.9863 v > 612.321.9424 f > www.toastdesign.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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It's a big deal to me ;)The problem is, that the unchecked formvariables' names are not returned to the page in the case of a form that whose action is the page it's on. In my case, I have an admin template that has checkboxes for such things as shipped, approved and backordered.The only viable solution I've been offered is to first write ALL the formvariables as false, after which the checked true formvariables will overwrite them.The way my admin template works is that it only displays orders that either haven't been shipped or have backorders attached to them. So, we periodically refresh the screen to see if new orders have arrived. Very simple. The problem is, the above solution, rewrites everything to false, and we have to go about rechecking all the checkboxes. It's a pain.Now I know I could rewrite this to use a pulldown instead of a checkbox and problem solved, and I'm not complaining mind you, but I'm afraid the solution's not as simple as you suggest... -- Will Starck Product and Technical Support NovaDerm.com http://www.novaderm.com techs@novaderm.com Toll free support line: 800-378-1740> From: Rob Marquardt > Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) > Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 14:57:28 > To: (WebCatalog Talk) > Subject: Re: YACBQ.....(Yet another checkbox question) > > On 8/7/00 2:45 pm, Bob Sneidar so noted... > >> Is it just me, or does anyone else think it absurd to jump through hoops to >> find out if a checkbox is not checked? If it is an object, then it should >> have a value assigned to it, in the case of a checkbox either T or F. NULL >> is NEVER a good value. This really needs to be addressed. I am definitely >> going to stay away from checkboxes until it is. > > It's more of an HTML issue, and since the behavior of checkboxes has been > set for years, I don't see it changing any time soon. > > I guess I'm not seeing what the big deal is. If a checkbox variable > equals its value it's checked, if it doesn't it's not -- seems easy > enough to track : ) > > Rob Marquardt > Designer/Resident Wirehead > Toast Design > > 800 Washington Avenue North > Minneapolis MN 55401 > 612.330.9863 v > 612.321.9424 f > www.toastdesign.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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