Multiple checkboxes to update the same field using java

[jsingerforusaenergy]

Hi, I'm trying to set up a system to use 3 different checkboxes to each assign a value to a specific field from a details page. I could use a dropdown to achieve the effect I'm looking for but I'm new to javascript and databasing and am using this as a practice test to move on to bigger and better things. The code I'm using looks like this:

function confirmation()

{

if(document.getElementById(\"InsertRecordBIZ_appointments_Appointment_Confirmation\").checked)

{

document.getElementByID(\"InsertBIZ_appointments_Appointment_Status\").value=\"Confirmed\";

}

else if(document.getElementById(\"InsertRecordBIZ_appointments_Appointment_cancelReschedule\").checked)

{

document.getElementById(\"InsertRecordBIZ_appointments_Appointment_Status\").value=\"Reschedule\";

}

else if(document.getElementById(\"InsertRecordBIZ_appointments_Appointment_cancelEnd\").checked)

{

document.getElementById(\"InsertRecordBIZ_appointments_Appointment_Status\").value=\"End\";

}

else

{

document.getElementbyId(\"InsertRecordBIZ_appointments_Appointment_Status\").value=\"\";

}

}

document.getElementByID(\"3_appointments_action_confirmation\").onsubmit=confirmation;

any help on where I'm going wrong would be greatly appreciated.

-jsinger

[sbelini]

Hi,

You mention you are working on a Details page.

If so, try using "EditRecordFIELDNAME" instead of "InsertRecordFIELDNAME"

[jsingerforusaenergy]

I'll try that thanks a ton!

EDIT: Well, I changed the references to EditRecord, unfortunately that didn't fix the solution. the script currently looks like this

function confirmation()

var confirm = document.getElementById(\"EditRecordBIZ_appointments_Appointment_Confirmation\").value;

{

if (confirm == yes)

{

document.getElementByID(\"EditRecordBIZ_appointments_Appointment_Status\").value=\"Confirmed\";

}

}

document.getElementByID(\"caspioform\").onsubmit=confirmation;

[h8windows]

I think your syntax may be screwing it up. try:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> 
function confirmation() 
var confirm = document.getElementById("EditRecordBIZ_appointments_Appointment_Confirmation").value;
{ 
if (confirm == "yes")
{ 
document.getElementByID("EditRecordBIZ_appointments_Appointment_Status").value="Confirmed"; 
} 
}
document.getElementByID("caspioform").onsubmit=confirmation;
</SCRIPT>

The backslash is used to escape quotes, so it was probably choking there. Also, by NOT having quotes around yes, javascript assumes that yes is a variable, which in your case it is not.