mixing results of checkboxes

Hatchingabrain · April 2nd, 2005, 11:42 PM

I have 100 checkboxes on page1.htm... the user selects any number of them and the results are transfered by cookie to page2.asp the results are in the format {formresult="1,4,65,98"}
I can remove the commas and assign each number to a array'd value...
{val= new Array("one","two","three","four","five",...(etc... )}
where as my output is:
val[0]="one"
val[1]="four"
val[2]="sixty-five"
val[3]="ninety-eight"

now:
I would like to be able to mix the values of the array so that if 1 and 4 are selected then item A is displayed
if 65 and 98 are selected then item b is displayed etc...

without having to write a billion if && then statements for each possible condition.

TIA

Currently I have a BASIC BASIC example of what I want (and don't want for a 100 checkboxes....) and you don't have to tell me I put in too many {} and ;;; all over the place... welcome to the world of netscape's javascript console...

<html><head>
  <title>color change demo</title>
  <script language="JavaScript">
function startme ()

{
var boxes = document.f1.color.length
var nbxs = 0
    document.bgColor="white";
for (i=0; i<boxes; i++)
  {if (document.f1.color[i].checked)
        {nbxs++} }

if (nbxs == 0)
    {res = "white"}
else if (nbxs == 3)
    {res = "black"}
else if (nbxs == 1 && document.f1.color[0].checked)
    {res = "red"}
else if (nbxs == 1 && document.f1.color[1].checked)
    {res = "yellow"}
else if (nbxs == 1 && document.f1.color[2].checked)
    {res = "blue"}
else if (document.f1.color[0].checked && document.f1.color[1].checked)
    {res = "Orange"}
else if (document.f1.color[0].checked && document.f1.color[2].checked)
    {res = "Purple"}
else if (document.f1.color[1].checked && document.f1.color[2].checked)
    {res = "Green"}
else
    {res = ""}

{document.bgColor=res};

}
  </script></head>
<body><br>
<form name="f1" onclick="startme()" enctype="text/plain"><br>
<h1>mix colors!</h1>
<h2><input name="color" value="red" type="checkbox">red<br>
<br><input name="color" value="yellow" type="checkbox">yellow<br>
<br><input name="color" value="blue" type="checkbox">blue</h2><br>
<br></form>
</body></html>

vinod_yadav1919 · April 4th, 2005, 12:54 AM

Hii Hatchingabrain!!
Try this code ,Hope it will help you

// file page1.htm

<body><br>
<form name="f1" action="page2.asp"><br>
<h1>mix colors!</h1>
<h2><input name="color" value="red" type="checkbox">red<br>
<br><input name="color" value="yellow" type="checkbox">yellow<br>
<br><input name="color" value="blue" type="checkbox">blue</h2><br>
<br>
<input type=submit value=submit>
</form>
</body></html>

and page2.asp is
<%
   for i=1 to request("color").count
  Response.Write (request("color")(i) &"<br>" )
  next

%>

Cheers :)

vinod

Hatchingabrain · April 4th, 2005, 07:34 AM

That would be wonderful If I was actually mixing colors ;)

Its more like mixing ingrediants for a cake... Only I have 100 ingrediants to choose from...
(example)
the user can select any or all of the following: chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, orange, etc....on page 1.htm (their answer(s) are stored by cookie in the form page1value="1,4,60,98" or whatever was selected (for i=o;i<alldecheckboxes.length;i++);if (alldecheckboxes[i].checked) writemeacookie (page1value,alldecheckboxes[i])

on page 2.asp... each of the numbers reported by page 1 is put back into chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, whatever. and mixed: let us say page1value="0,1"
if (page1value = 0) myresponse="chocolate"
if (page1value = 0 && page1value = 1) myresponse="chocolate/vanilla swrill"
if (page1value = 1) myresponse="vanilla"

and myresponse needs to be stored as an array so that i can output
Your mixes are:

chocolate
chocolate/vanilla swrill
vanilla

I have 100 different checkboxes on page 1, that would translate into 150 different combinations
I DONOT want to have to create 150 if && combos! (if I can help it)

vinod_yadav1919 · April 6th, 2005, 05:37 AM

Hii Hatchingabrain!!!
That's Great, I agree with you
Why don't we retrieve these values from the database,and make the form dynamically e.g
<% select item_name,item_code from the table
   populate the recordset%>
<% if recordset is not eof %>
  <% do while not recordset.eof%>
<input name="color" value='<%=recordset("item_name")%>' type="checkbox"><%=recordset("item_name")%><br>

<% recordset.movenext
   loop%>

<% end if%>

now and page2.asp is
<%
strShow="You Have Selected"
   for i=1 to request("color").count
    strShow=strShow &" " & request("color")(i) &" "
  next

Response.Write (strShow)

%>

No need to use "If" statement :)
Hope this will help you

Cheers :)

vinod

Hatchingabrain · April 6th, 2005, 06:16 AM

My javascript is ok... My Html is better... My asp... well... ummm... I know how to get a cookie.... :D

1) do I put a ascii-type txt file in my web- folder and add my db values there? and that would be to populate the checkboxes on page1.asp, right?

2) how do I "mix" the results of page1? [time to get more detailed....shudder]
     1. Gidgets
     2. Widgets
     3. Midgets (no offense)
     4. Liggets
     5. Piggets
     6. Jigglets
      7. .... (etc...)

user selects 1,2,5,7
Page 2 outputs...

Doglets (from item 1)
Poglets (from item 2)
Fidgets (from item 5)
Moglets (from item 7)
Puglets (from combo of items 1 & 2)
Gigglets (from combo of items 1 & 5)
Pligets (from combo of items 1 & 7)
Ollets (from combo of items 2 & 5)
Limpets (from combo of items 2 & 7)
Muppets (from combo if items 5 & 7)

Any Help? :D

tia

vinod_yadav1919 · April 6th, 2005, 07:05 AM

hii Hatchingabrain!!
I didn't get the point 2
2) how do I "mix" the results of page1? [time to get more detailed....shudder]

Can you explain it

Cheers :)

vinod

Hatchingabrain · April 6th, 2005, 07:10 AM

2) how do I "mix" the results of page1? [time to get more detailed....shudder]
     1. Gidgets
     2. Widgets
     3. Midgets (no offense)
     4. Liggets
     5. Piggets
     6. Jigglets
      7. .... (etc...)

user selects 1,2,5,7

Page 2 outputs...

Doglets (because user selected item 1)
Poglets (because user selected item 2)
Fidgets (because user selected item 5)
Moglets (because user selected item 7)
Puglets (because user selected items 1 & 2)
Gigglets (because user selected items 1 & 5)
Pligets (because user selected items 1 & 7)
Ollets (because user selected items 2 & 5)
Limpets (because user selected items 2 & 7)
Muppets (because user selected items 5 & 7)

currently I have to:

if (item[i]="1")
  output ="Doglets"
if (item[i]="2")
  output = "Poglets"
if (item[i] = "1" && item[i] ="2")
  output ="Puglets"
etc....
of course... this doesn't actually work the way I want it to... because I cannot go through each number in the item list (ie: item=new Array "1,2,5,7") so i tried nesting do while passed on each value (I had written 150 if then statements and copy pasted them 150 times + so I could combine 1 + other values (if existed) then another do while for item 2 + other values....

I need another way :D

tia

(comprendo? I really hope so.. I'm not sure how else to explain it...

)

vinod_yadav1919 · April 6th, 2005, 08:35 AM

Hatchingabrain!!
Offcourse you can do this :)

***first.html page is ***

<body><br>
<form name="f1" action="chk1.asp"><br>
<h1>mix colors!</h1>
<h2><input name="color" value="red" type="checkbox">red<br>
<input name="color" value="yellow" type="checkbox">yellow<br>
<input name="color" value="blue" type="checkbox">blue</h2><br>
<input name="color" value="red1" type="checkbox">red<br>
<input name="color" value="yellow1" type="checkbox">yellow<br>
<input name="color" value="blue1" type="checkbox">blue</h2><br>
<input name="color" value="red2" type="checkbox">red<br>
<input name="color" value="yellow2" type="checkbox">yellow<br>
<input name="color" value="blue2" type="checkbox">blue</h2>
<input type=submit value=submit>
</form>
</body></html>
and
***second.asp page is ***
<%

for i=1 to request("color").count
  Response.Write (request("color")(i) &"<br>" )
next
  for i=1 to request("color").count
  if(i<>request("color").count) then
  Response.Write (request("color")(i) &"&"&request("color")(i+1)&"<br>" )
  '//you can use your own array/values that you want to show
   end if
next

%>
Hope this will help you

Cheers :)

vinod

vinod_yadav1919 · April 6th, 2005, 08:37 AM

Please correct above code with
<form name="f1" action="second.asp">

Cheers :)

vinod