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Old 12-01-2005, 11:40 PM Forms & checkboxes
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I've been working on this for days and can't figure it out.

I have a form with 6 checkboxes.

When submiting the form to the php script to process it, any unchecked boxes are not getting passed through (using POST).

I can't figure out how to look for them. I tried isset($check1) but it doesn't works.

Any help would be good.
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Old 12-02-2005, 12:43 AM
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might help to post your code up so we can take a look.
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Old 12-02-2005, 11:29 AM
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Sorry....

Please keep in mind that I have been working on it for a couple days and have taken out my attempts so currently, it doesn't have anything trying to save the checkboxes. I have 6 checkboxes on the addclient.php page ($InsuranceClient, $SolicitInsurance, $MortgageClient, $SolicitMortgages, $MutualFundClient, $SolicitMutualFunds)... I wasn't having any problems provided ALL of the boxes were checked but as soon as I uncheck one I got the undefine errors when trying to save the client in the mysql db.


Here is my code for the form which collects the data:
Code:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>Client Database</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head>

<body style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-weight:bold;">
<?php
	$conn = mysql_connect('localhost','root','password') or die('Sorry couldn\'t connect to database');
	mysql_select_db("Clientbase");
	$query = 'SELECT * FROM Clientbase';
	
	$results = mysql_query($query,$conn) or die(mysql_error());
	$num_fields = mysql_num_fields($results) - 1;
	$drvstr = "Driver's License";
	
	$addclient_header =<<<ADDHEADER
		<form method="POST" action="saveclient.php">
		<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="90%" border="1" align="center">
			<tr>
				<th height="30px" colspan="2" style="background-color:#000000; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:14px;">
					Add a Client
				</th>
			</tr>
ADDHEADER;

	$addclient_page =<<<ADDPAGE
		<tr>
			<td width="70%" height="90px" style="background-color:#A0A0A0;">
				&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Client Number:&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="text" size="10" name="ClientNumber">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				Insurance
				Client Status:&nbsp;&nbsp;
				<select name="ContactStatus">
				 <option value="Client">Client</option>
				 <option value="Ex-Client">Ex-Client</option>
				 <option value="Prospect">Prospect</option>
				 <option value="Co-Signer">Co-Signer</option>
				</select>
			</td>
			<td width="30%" height="90px">
				<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" height="90px" style="border:1px solid #0000AA;">
					<tr>
						<th bgcolor="#0000AA" width="60%" style="color:yellow; border:1px solid #0000AA;">Product Type</th>
						<th bgcolor="#0000AA" width="20%" style="color:yellow; border:1px solid #0000AA;">Client?</td>
						<th bgcolor="#0000AA" width="20%" style="color:yellow; border:1px solid #0000AA;">Solicit?</td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="60%" align="center" style="color:#000000; border:1px solid #0000AA;">Insurance Products</td>
						<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="20%" align="center" style="color:#000000; border:1px solid #0000AA;">
							<input type="checkbox" name="InsuranceClient" checked>
						</td>
						<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="20%" align="center" style="color:#000000; border:1px solid #0000AA;">
							<input type="checkbox" name="SolicitInsurance" checked>
						</td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="60%" align="center" style="color:black; border:1px solid #0000AA;">Mutual Funds</td>
						<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="20%" align="center" style="color:black; border:1px solid #0000AA;">
							<input type="checkbox" name="MutualFundClient" checked>
						</td>
						<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="20%" align="center" style="color:black; border:1px solid #0000AA;">
							<input type="checkbox" name="SolicitMutualFunds" checked>
						</td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="60%" align="center" style="color:black; border:1px solid #0000AA;">Mortgages</td>
						<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="20%" align="center" style="color:black; border:1px solid #0000AA;">
							<input type="checkbox" name="MortgageClient" checked>
						</td>
						<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="20%" align="center" style="color:black; border:1px solid #0000AA;">
							<input type="checkbox" name="SolicitMortgages" checked>
						</td>
					</tr>
				</table>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2" height="30px" align="center" style="background-color:white;">
				<input type="radio" name="Title" value="Mr." checked>Mr.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				<input type="radio" name="Title" value="Mrs.">Mrs.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				<input type="radio" name="Title" value="Miss.">Miss.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				<input type="radio" name="Title" value="Ms.">Ms.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				<input type="radio" name="Title" value="Dr.">Dr.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2" height="30px" align="center" style="background-color:white;">
				First Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="text" name="FirstName" size="20">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				Middle Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="text" name="MiddleName" size="15">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				Last Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="text" name="LastName" size="20">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				Greeting Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="text" name="GreetingName" size="15">
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2" height="30px" align="center" style="background-color:white;">
				Primary Contact &nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="checkbox" name="PrimaryContact">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				Mailing Name &nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="text" name="MailingName" size="50">
				&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				Birthdate: &nbsp;
				<select name="BirthMonth">
					<option value="01">January</option>
					<option value="02">February</option>
					<option value="03">March</option>
					<option value="04">April</option>
					<option value="05">May</option>
					<option value="06">June</option>
					<option value="07">July</option>
					<option value="08">August</option>
					<option value="09">September</option>
					<option value="10">October</option>
					<option value="11">November</option>
					<option value="12">December</option>
				</select>
				
				<select name="BirthDay">
					<option value="01" selected>01</option><option value="02">02</option>
					<option value="03">03</option><option value="04">04</option>
					<option value="05">05</option><option value="06">06</option>
					<option value="07">07</option><option value="08">08</option>
					<option value="09">09</option><option value="10">10</option>
					<option value="11">11</option><option value="12">12</option>
					<option value="13">13</option><option value="14">14</option>
					<option value="15">15</option><option value="16">16</option>
					<option value="17">17</option><option value="18">18</option>
					<option value="19">19</option><option value="20">20</option>
					<option value="21">21</option><option value="22">22</option>
					<option value="23">23</option><option value="24">24</option>
					<option value="25">25</option><option value="26">26</option>
					<option value="27">27</option><option value="28">28</option>
					<option value="29">29</option><option value="30">30</option>
					<option value="31">31</option>
				</select>
				<input type="text" name="BirthYear" value="1900" size="4">
			</td>
			
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2" height="30px" align="center" style="background-color:white;">
				SIN &nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="text" name="SIN" value="xxx-xxx-xxx" size="12">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				Identification Type&nbsp;&nbsp;
				<select name="IDType">
					<option>$drvstr</option>
					<option>Passport</option>
					<option>Birth Certificate</option>
					<option>Permanent Resident Card</option>
				</select>
				&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				ID Number&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="text" name="IDNumber" size="30">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				Smoker&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="checkbox" name="Smoker">
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2" height="20px" align="center" style="background-color:white;">
				&nbsp;
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2" height="20px" align="center" style="background-color:white;">
				<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border:2px solid #f88334">
					<tr>
						<th width="50%" height="30px" align="center" style="background-color:#F88334; font-size:20px;">
							Home
						</th>
						<th width="50%" height="30px" align="center" style="background-color:#F88334; font-size:20px;">
							Work
						</th>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td width="50%" height="30px" align="left" valign="top" style="border-right:2px solid #F88334; padding-left:18px;">
							<br>
							Address 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="text" name="HomeAddress1" size="50"><br>
							Address 2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="text" name="HomeAddress2" size="50"><br>
							City &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
							<input type="text" name="HomeCity" size="20">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
							Province &nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="text" name="HomeProv" size="2"><br>
							Postal&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
							<input type="text" name="HomePostal" size="7"><br>
							<br>
							Phone &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
							<input type="text" name="HomePhone" size="16">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
							Cell Phone &nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="text" name="CellPhone" size="16"><br>
							Email &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
							<input type="text" name="Email" size="50">
						</td>
						<td width="50%" height="30px" align="left" style="padding-left:18px;">							
							<br>
							Employer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
							<input type="text" name="Employer" size="50"><br>
							Occupation &nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="text" name="Occupation" size="50"><br>
							<br>
							Address 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="text" name="WorkAddress1" size="50"><br>
							Address 2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="text" name="WorkAddress2" size="50"><br>
							City &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
							<input type="text" name="WorkCity" size="20">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
							Province &nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="text" name="WorkProv" size="2"><br>
							Postal&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
							<input type="text" name="WorkPostal" size="7"><br>
							<br>
							Phone &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
							<input type="text" name="WorkPhone" size="14">&nbsp;x&nbsp;<input type="text" name="WorkExt" size="5">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
							Fax &nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="text" name="WorkFax" size="14"><br>
							Income &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
							<input type="text" name="Income" size="10"><br>
							<br>
						</td>
					</tr>
				</table>
			</td>
		</tr>
ADDPAGE;

		$addclient_footer =<<<FOOTER
		<tr>
			<td colspan="2" align="right" style="background-color:#DDDDDD;">
				<font style="font-size:4px;"><br></font>
				<input type="submit" value="Save">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
				<font style="font-size:4px;"><br></font>
			</td>
		</tr>
	</table>
	</form>
FOOTER;

	echo $addclient_header;
	echo $addclient_page;
	echo $addclient_footer;
?>
</body>
</html>
Here is my code for the processing page (saving the client):
Code:
<?php
	$conn = mysql_connect('localhost', 'root', 'password') or die(mysql_error());
	mysql_select_db("Clientbase") or die(mysql_error());

	foreach($_POST as $key => $value) {
		
		if (empty($value)) { $value = 'NULL'; }
		
		switch($key) {
			case "ClientNumber" : $ClientNumber = $value; break;
			case "ContactStatus" : $ContactStatus = $value; break;
			case "InsuranceClient" : $InsuranceClient = $value; break;
			case "SolicitInsurance" : $SolicitInsurance = $value; break;
			case "MutualFundClient" : $MutualFundClient = $value; break;
			case "SolicitMutualFunds" : $SolicitMutualFunds = $value; break;
			case "MortgageClient" : $MortgageClient = $value; break;
			case "SolicitMortgages" : $SolicitMortgages = $value; break;
			case "Title" : $Title = $value; break;
			case "FirstName" : $FirstName = $value; break;
			case "MiddleName" : $MiddleName = $value; break;
			case "LastName" : $LastName = $value; break;
			case "GreetingName" : $GreetingName = $value; break;
			case "MailingName" : $MailingName = $value; break;
			case "SIN" : $SIN = $value; break;
			case "IDType" : $IDType = $value; break;
			case "IDNumber" : $IDNumber = $value; break;
			case "Smoker" : $Smoker = $value; break;
			case "PrimaryContact" : $PrimaryContact = $value; break;
			case "HomeAddress1" : $HomeAddress1 = $value; break;
			case "HomeAddress2" : $HomeAddress2 = $value; break;
			case "HomeCity" : $HomeCity = $value; break;
			case "HomeProv" : $HomeProv = $value; break;
			case "HomePostal" : $HomePostal = $value; break;
			case "HomePhone" : $HomePhone = $value; break;
			case "CellPhone" : $CellPhone = $value; break;
			case "Email" : $Email = $value; break;
			case "WorkAddress1" : $WorkAddress1 = $value; break;
			case "WorkAddress2" : $WorkAddress2 = $value; break;
			case "WorkCity" : $WorkCity = $value; break;
			case "WorkProv" : $WorkProv = $value; break;
			case "WorkPhone" : $WorkPhone = $value; break;
			case "WorkPostal" : $WorkPostal = $value; break;
			case "WorkExt" : $WorkExt = $value; break;
			case "WorkFax" : $WorkFax = $value; break;
			case "Income" : $Income = $value; break;
			case "Employer" : $Employer = $value; break;
			case "Occupation" : $Occupation = $value; break;
			case "BirthMonth" : $MM = $value; break;
			case "BirthDay" : $DD = $value; break;
			case "BirthYear" : $YYYY = $value; break;
		}		
	}
	$DOB = date($YYYY.'-'.$MM.'-'.$DD);
		
	$sql = "INSERT INTO Clientbase (ClientNumber, ContactStatus, InsuranceClient, SolicitInsurance, MutualFundClient, SolicitMutualFunds, MortgageClient, SolicitMortgages, Title, FirstName, MiddleName, LastName, GreetingName, MailingName, DOB, SIN, IDType, IDNumber, Smoker, PrimaryContact, HomeAddress1, HomeAddress2, HomeCity, HomeProv, HomePostal, HomePhone, CellPhone, Email, WorkAddress1, WorkAddress2, WorkCity, WorkProv, WorkPhone, WorkPostal, WorkExt, WorkFax, Income, Employer, Occupation)
			VALUES ($ClientNumber, $ContactStatus, $InsuranceClient, $SolicitInsurance, $MutualFundClient, $SolicitMutualFunds, $MortgageClient, $SolicitMortgages, $Title, $FirstName, $MiddleName, $LastName, $GreetingName, $MailingName, $DOB, $SIN, $IDType, $IDNumber, $HomeAddress1, $HomeAddress2, $HomeCity, $HomeProv, $HomePostal, $HomePhone, $CellPhone, $Email, $Employer, $Occupation, $WorkAddress1, $WorkAddress2, $WorkCity, $WorkProv, $WorkPostal, $WorkPhone, $WorkExt, $WorkFax, $Income, $Employer, $Occupation)";
			
	mysql_query($sql) or die(mysql_error());
	echo "Done.";
	echo "<META HTTP-EQUIV=Refresh CONTENT=\"1; URL=./\">";
?>
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