You should use asp.net, and this would be trivial.
in your html part, you have checkboxes, e.g.
<asp:checkbox id=box1 runat=server>...
and in your Page_Load() function in script part:
Page_Load() {
    if(condition meets) {
        box1.Checked = true;
    }
}
hope this helps.    

-----Original Message-----
From: Dean [mailto:spinout@i...]
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 6:05 AM
To: javascript
Subject: [javascript] Checking a checkbox using Javascript if criteria
pulled from SQLServer database meets specified conditions


Hi There
I am trying to write a Javascript that will check a checkbox if certain 
conditions are met. These conditions will be pulled from an SQL server 
database using ASP/SQL. 

Background:
I am writing a login page. Each user will have access to certain areas. 
For example:

- Change Web Site Poll
- Change Web Site Forum
- Change Web Site News

etc.
If I want to modify a users account and give them more access to other 
areas they previously do not have access to I want to be able to bring up 
their details on a page and have Javascript already tick the checkboxes 
for the areas stored in the database which they are already granted access 
to.

For example: If I create a login 'billgates' and he has access to change 
the web site poll but not the web site forum or web site news, I want the 
page to load and tick the checkbox for the web site poll, but not the web 
site forum or web site news.

I hope that isn't a little too confusing. I have tried to explain it as 
simply and clearly as possible.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!