[Nfb-web] java script glitch

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

thanks much, the changes you suggested worked.
from what i read, it seemed you need the brackets to create an array of html 
elements.
Bryan Schulz


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graham Mehl" <blind at trailstone.com>
To: "'NFB Webmaster's List'" <nfb-web at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 4:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] java script glitch


> Hi Bryan,
> I tried to duplicate your problem. I did not use PHP or an external js 
> file,
> and I kept the limit at 2 since I did not have a long list.
> And I got it to work with 3 minor changes.
> I can send you the sample I used if you want. But I basically created a 
> HTML
> page starting with the sample you pointed us to and made your code
> substitutions.
> Yes, the array SelDrvr[] is probably the main source of your problem or
> rather the syntax you are using.
> I simply removed the left and right square brackets in the HTML input tag
> line and the javascript method call.
> The third change I made or recommend is not really regarding your problem.
> in the HTML input tag line, one of the attributes you have listed is 
> value.
> All attributes should have quotation marks around the value itself. so 
> your
> sample line would look like this now.
>
> <input type="checkbox" name="SelDrvr" tabindex="1"
> value="Antron_Brown$1,400,000" />Antron_Brown$1,400,000 <br />
>
> And if you may, I would like to make one other recommendation. I am not 
> sure
> what the dollar amount is needed for, but I would recommend not using it 
> in
> the value attribute if at all possible. Or at least the dollar sign 
> symbol.
> The dollar sign in most programming is a special character that indicates 
> a
> variable name and could cause other problems down the line in your
> processing.
>
> --
> Graham
> blind at trailstone.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bryan Schulz [mailto:b.schulz at sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 7:23 PM
> To: nfb-web at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Nfb-web] java script glitch
>
> hi,
>
> after reading the sample found at:
> http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/script2/checkboxlimit.shtml
>
> any idea why this won't fire after 8 checkboxes are selected?
> does it matter if the java script function is in an external .js file?
> i have a feeling it has something related to the SelDrvr[] checkbox array.
>
> form html code:
> <form id="drivers" name="drivers" action="teamsummary.php" method="post"
> align="left">
>
> sample checkbox line generated from php:
> <input type="checkbox" name="SelDrvr[]" tabindex="1"
> value=Antron_Brown$1,400,000>Antron_Brown$1,400,000
>
> on same page with the form:
> <script type="text/javascript">
> checkboxlimit(document.forms.drivers.SelDrvr[], 8) </script>
>
> Bryan Schulz
>
>
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