checkboxes

I am using a checkbox in a form, and HTTP_POST_VARS to construct an sql query.

but when the checkbox isn't checked the var doesn't get into HTTP_POST_VARS array , but I need to know it.

any ideas ?

Also, somehow offtopic but maybe some of you can help me.

I need to know if I can run a LOCAL program with javascript ( LOCAL meaning in the CLIENT SIDE ). And how, if possible..

Thanks and sorry for the offtopicness of my second question.

ummmm... running a client side js served from a remote server to execute something on someones drive ? I think not...

Actually I want to run a local aplication.

Like, launch ms word from a html file. HTML alone won't do it, but I've read somewhere that JS can.

I would doubt that... any sort of web based language that could open up files locally would be a pretty serious security flaw...

Ok. Maybe I got it wrong. But I think it was in client side JS.

About my PHP problem can you give me any hints?

No idea about howto solve my PHP problem?

What about that JS thing?