php Form

[HerbRodenhaber]

i have 36 check boxex 6 groups of 6
group 1 the user selects a box ... i need it to disable the other 5 check boxes in group 1 so the user cant select 2 boxes in group 1 ... so on throught groups 2 - 6 only 1 box in each group can be selected .... anyone know of a way to accomplish this

thanks
Herb

[dagon]

that's exactly what radio buttons are for.

[HerbRodenhaber]

the buttons are used to define the sql query to the DB ... so you can see why only 1 in each group can be selected ...

[dagon]

HerbRodenhaber;10988813 wrote:

the buttons are used to define the sql query to the DB ... so you can see why only 1 in each group can be selected ...

yes, so? radio buttons are still the answer

[Derokorian]

<form>
<input type="radio" name="group1" value="somevalue" /> Some Value<br />
<input type="radio" name="group1" value="somevalue2" /> Some Value 2<br />
<input type="radio" name="group1" value="somevalue3" /> Some Value 3<br />
<input type="radio" name="group1" value="somevalue4" /> Some Value 4<br />
<input type="radio" name="group1" value="somevalue5" /> Some Value 5<br />
<input type="radio" name="group1" value="somevalue6" /> Some Value 6<br />
<br />

<input type="radio" name="group2" value="somevalue" /> Some Value<br />
<input type="radio" name="group2" value="somevalue2" /> Some Value 2<br />
<input type="radio" name="group2" value="somevalue3" /> Some Value 3<br />
<input type="radio" name="group2" value="somevalue4" /> Some Value 4<br />
<input type="radio" name="group2" value="somevalue5" /> Some Value 5<br />
<input type="radio" name="group2" value="somevalue6" /> Some Value 6<br />
</form>

As Dagon says radio is the way to go. Put this in an html page and see how it works.

[HerbRodenhaber]

ok ... i see that the radio buttons do work the way i need them to but you cant clear a button after you select it without reloading the page and clearing all the buttons

herb

[Derokorian]

<input type="reset" value="Reset" />

Creates a button like a submit button, except that it clears the form. Or optionally you could create a 7th radio button that has no value called "None"

HTH

[HerbRodenhaber]

Thanks for all the suggestions but neither the checkboxes or the radiobuttons were working exactly how I needed so I ditched the form completely and used hyperlinks instead

Later
Herb