Re: Maybe an HTML prob?

On 11/29/06, Frank Reichenbacher, Bio-Concepts, Inc. <frank@bio-con.com> wrote:

I am trying to pass the results of a form to a simple php mail() routine. Everything works except the checkbox, Permission". No matter what state the checkbox is in, the php says it is whatever the "value" is set to on the form. I must not be trying to pull the checkbox state correctly. I've tried several different means of evaluating $Permission, including using empty() and isset(), but no matter what, $Permission always returns whatever value is set in "value" on the form. In the case below, echo $Permission returns "Yes" whether the box is checked or not. Here is the relevant code slightly doctored so as not to give a way a site in early development: FORM: <tr> <td valign="top"> <input type="checkbox" name="Permission" value="Yes" tabindex="12" checked></td> <td><font face="Verdana" size="2">I grant permission to include the

       above information on the website</font></td>

</tr> ACTION: <?php $to = $_POST["to"]; $FName = $_POST["FName"]; $MI = $_POST["MI"]; $LName = $_POST["LNAME"]; $Specialty = $_POST["Specialty"]; $Quals = $_POST["Quals"]; $Hospital = $_POST["Hospital"]; $Address1 = $_POST["Address1"]; $Address2 = $_POST["Address2"]; $Address3 = $_POST["Address3"]; $Address4 = $_POST["Address4"]; $Telephone = $_POST["Telephone"]; $Fax = $_POST["Fax"]; $New_First_Email = $_POST["New_First_Email"]; $OldEmail = $_POST["OldEmail"]; $Permission = $_POST["Permission"]; if ($Permission = "Yes") {

       $Permission = "Yes";
}       else {
       $Permission = "No";

Frank, You are hardcoding $Permission ($_POST["Permission"]) to be "Yes" in your code: <input type="checkbox" name="Permission" value="Yes" tabindex="12" checked> Google "PHP checkbox example"... An early hit : http://www.globalissa.com/articles/articleCheckbox.php David