Let's say that a user comes in and checks the checkbox, saves it and goes back to see if it took. How can I display a check in a checkbox?



    <TR>
      <TD><b>Join List : </TD>
      <TD><INPUT TYPE="CheckBox" NAME="JoinList" VALUE <%= Session("JoinList") %> "SIZE="40" ><b>E-mail me Fund News and Events</b>
      </TD>
    </TR>


I went ahead and checked the box as a test if it is checked or not. I see the it is checked. I just don't know how to display the value. If somebody can please help me write the code.

<% If session("joinlist") = checked then
   response.write "Joinlist " & session("JoinList") & "<BR>"
   checkbox = "vbchecked"
   else
   response.write "empty"
   end if %>


Thanks,
Judy

You just need to tell the checkbox that it is "checked":

<INPUT TYPE="CheckBox" NAME="JoinList" VALUE="<%= Session("JoinList") %>" SIZE="40" checked>

I also fixed your "value" attribute that didn't look right.

Peter
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Hi Peter,

I am checking the value whether the box is checked or not. So the following is my code to display a check on the checkbox. My problem is whether or not it is checked, it displays a check in the box. What is wrong with my "If" statement?

Thanks,
Judy

      <TD><b>Join List : </TD>
      <% If Session("JoinList") = checked Then %>
            <TD><INPUT TYPE="CheckBox" NAME="JoinList" VALUE <%= Session("JoinList") %> "SIZE="40" checked><b>E-mail me Fund News and Events</b>
      <% Else %>
            <TD><INPUT TYPE="CheckBox" NAME="JoinList" VALUE <%= Session("JoinList") %> "SIZE="40"><b>E-mail me Fund News and Events</b>
      <% End If %>
      </TD>

I'm not sure why you are checking the Session collection for a value, I was assuming that you were saving the checked state of the check box into that and that it contained the value you wanted to check for the "checked" state of the checkbox. If you just want to see the state of the checkbox that is posted, you need to use Request("...").

Here's how I'd do this:

<TD><b>Join List : </TD>
<%
Dim sJoinListChecked : sJoinListChecked = ""
If <condition to test for checkbox state> Then
    sJoinListChecked = "checked"
End If
%>
<TD>
    <INPUT TYPE="CheckBox" NAME="JoinList" SIZE="40" <%=sJoinListChecked%>>
    <b>E-mail me Fund News and Events</b>
</TD>

Peter

The reason I am validating the session variable Joinlist is because on the previous page I read it all the fields to session variables and am displaying on a different page. My problem is I can't seem to display the checkbox correctly, if the field joinlist is true, it should display a check on the checkbox. This is why I am checking the session variable joinlist. Having said this, is there a proper way of handling this scenario?

Thanks,
Judy

Just use Session("JoinList") as your if test:

<TD><b>Join List : </TD>
<%
Dim sJoinListChecked : sJoinListChecked = ""
If Session("JoinList") Then
    sJoinListChecked = "checked"
End If
%>
<TD>
    <INPUT TYPE="CheckBox" NAME="JoinList" SIZE="40" <%=sJoinListChecked%>>
    <b>E-mail me Fund News and Events</b>
</TD>

Peter
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Work smarter, not harder.

If you have multiple Check/Radio boxes you might like to use a function for the job:

Function IsChecked (WhichField, FieldValue)
    If Request.Form(WhichField)=FieldValue then
      IsChecked="CHECKED"
    Else
      IsChecked=""
    End If
End Function

Then I'd call it like this:

        <input type=radio name="chrTypeOfPhone" value="Home" <%=IsChecked ("chrTypeOfPhone","Home")%>>Home
         <input type=radio name="chrTypeOfPhone" value="Work" <%=IsChecked ("chrTypeOfPhone","Work" )%>>Work
        <input type=radio name="chrTypeOfPhone" value="Mobile" <%=IsChecked ("chrTypeOfPhone","Mobile")%>>Mobile

This particular example checks against form data, but you could easily modify it to check against recordset data, session data etc.