checkboxes

[Anon]

Ok,

I have tried to use PHP3 to pre-fill check boxes based on what I have in the database field...

Eg. if the variable $attend has the value of "yes", (ie the checkbox is checked) when the user hits submit I succesfully use the input as follows:

<input type="checkbox" name="attend" value="yes"<?php if ($attend == "yes") {
echo "checked";}?>>

then I want to echo the checkbox value using the same form on the submitted page,,, before I display, I use the code below to make sure $attend has a value;

if ($attend != "yes") {
$attend = "no";
}
To echo the checkbox I use something like the following that is buried in the echoed section of the form;

<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"attend\" value = $attend if ($attend == \"yes\") {echo checked\;}>

Any ideas?

[rikblank]

I'm not sure what you want. Maybe because my english is not that well...

printf('<input type="checkbox" name="attend" value=%s %s', $attend, $attend=='yes'?"Checked":"");

This would check you box if $attend is yes. Is that what you want?

Regards,
Rik

[rikblank]

For the eye:
value=%s must be value="%s"

[Anon]

I have a db that holds the value of the check box which is yes or no.

When I load a form, the variable $var is assigned the value of either yes or no,

I want a checkbox call Attend to be checked if the value of $var is yes & to be unchecked if tehe value of $var is no.

The idea is, if the user wants to say 'no', they uncheck the box before submitting the form.

[rikblank]

So be it! I think my submitted code should work for you...

[Anon]

Great, will have a look at the code tonight..

[examancer]

I found your biggest problem in the code, look below:

troublemaker wrote:

Ok,

I have tried to use PHP3 to pre-fill check boxes based on what I have in the database field...

Eg. if the variable $attend has the value of "yes", (ie the checkbox is checked) when the user hits submit I succesfully use the input as follows:

<input type="checkbox" name="attend" value="yes"<?php if ($attend == "yes") {
echo "checked";}?>>

// you didn't leave a space between
// "value="yes"" and "checked" so the code
// must be either "value="yes" <?ph..." or
// "echo " checked";}..."
// hope that makes sense. That would cause
// the browser not to recognize the
// "checked" attribute.

then I want to echo the checkbox value using the same form on the submitted page,,, before I display, I use the code below to make sure $attend has a value;

if ($attend != "yes") {
$attend = "no";
}
To echo the checkbox I use something like the following that is buried in the echoed section of the form;

<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"attend\" value = $attend if ($attend == \"yes\") {echo checked\;}>

Any ideas?