Trying to write a form with checkboxes

[Charles LePage]

Greetings! I'm attempting to write a form with checkboxes. This is a list
of comic books, and what I need the form to do is produce a new page that
only lists what the user has checked. And I'm completely stumped.

<form action="" id="input" name="input">
<input type="checkbox" value="buy" /> Strangers In Paradise Pkt Vol 1
TPB, $17.95
<input type="checkbox" value="buy" /> Strangers In Paradise Vol III #67,
$2.95
</form>
<input type="submit" />



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[David Dorward]

Re: Trying to write a form with checkboxes

Charles LePage wrote:
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> <form action="" id="input" name="input">[/color]

The action needs to hold a URL to a server side script that does what you
want. The specifics depend on the language you use for server side
scripting, which depends on your server and personal preferences.
[color=blue]
> <input type="checkbox" value="buy" /> Strangers In Paradise Pkt Vol 1[/color]

This needs a name.
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> </form>
> <input type="submit" />[/color]

This needs to be part of the form.

You probably should read <http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/>

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[Harlan Messinger]

Re: Trying to write a form with checkboxes

Charles LePage <chuck@comiclis t.com> wrote:
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>Greetings! I'm attempting to write a form with checkboxes. This is a list
>of comic books, and what I need the form to do is produce a new page that
>only lists what the user has checked. And I'm completely stumped.
>
><form action="" id="input" name="input">
><input type="checkbox" value="buy" /> Strangers In Paradise Pkt Vol 1
>TPB, $17.95
><input type="checkbox" value="buy" /> Strangers In Paradise Vol III #67,
>$2.95
></form>
><input type="submit" />[/color]

There are at least four things wrong with your code, so basic that it
looks you're trying to do it before learning how to do it. I suggest
you start by reading a guide to making HTML forms. Also, why are you
using XML /> notation? In HTML, the slash is neither necessary nor
valid. I'm assuming you're not using XHTML, since there probably isn't
any reason why you would be.

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Harlan Messinger
Remove the first dot from my e-mail address.
Veuillez ôter le premier point de mon adresse de courriel.

[Charles LePage]

Re: Trying to write a form with checkboxes

On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 21:07:22 +0100, David Dorward <dorward@yahoo. com>
wrote:
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>You probably should read <http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/>[/color]

Thank you for the suggestion, I'll see if they have any examples of what
I'm trying to do there.



*Charles S. LePage www.comiclist.com *
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[Charles LePage]

Re: Trying to write a form with checkboxes

On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 16:32:35 -0400, Harlan Messinger
<hmessinger.rem ovethis@comcast .net> wrote:
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>There are at least four things wrong with your code, so basic that it
>looks you're trying to do it before learning how to do it. I suggest
>you start by reading a guide to making HTML forms. Also, why are you
>using XML /> notation? In HTML, the slash is neither necessary nor
>valid. I'm assuming you're not using XHTML, since there probably isn't
>any reason why you would be.[/color]

The page (and my site) is "XHTML 1.0 Transitional". And no, I don't know
how to do it, that is for certain.



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