Re: Problem involving checkbox and Postgresql

It returns "on" as true. Just test the value of $driving_required and
assign the proper boolen value for postgresql..

If ($driving_required=='on') {
$driving_required=TRUE;
} else {
$driving_required=FALSE;
}

Dave

Jeff Self wrote:

>That only works if I leave the checkboxes checked. If I remove the
>check, I get the following error:
>
>Warning: pg_exec() query failed: ERROR: Bad boolean external
>representation ''
> in /var/www/nngov/admin/jobpostresults.php on line 66
>
>On Thu, 2002-06-20 at 13:39, Surojit Niyogi wrote:
>
>
>>Hi Jeff,
>>
>>Set the value parameter in the input tag
>>
>><input type="checkbox"
>>name="driving_required" CHECKED value='1'>
>>
>>That should work I believe.
>>
>>-Surojit
>>
>>Jeff Self wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>I've got a table with a field called driving_required with a boolean
>>>type and default 'true'. I've built a web page which contains the
>>>following lines for displaying a checkbox:
>>>
>>><tr><td width="25%" class="form">Driver's License Required?</td>
>>> <td width="75%" class="form"><input type="checkbox"
>>>name="driving_required" CHECKED></td></tr>
>>>
>>>After the form is submitted, it calls a php file called
>>>jobpostresults.php which enters the data from the form into the database
>>>and displays the results on the page.
>>>
>>>Here's the section that enters the form data into the database:
>>>
>>>// Add Job Description Details
>>>$jddquery = "INSERT INTO job_description_details (description_id,
>>>effective_date, driving_required, submitted_on, submitted_by,
>>>sm_description, responsibilities, behaviors, skills, experience,
>>>requirements) VALUES
>>>('$description_id','$effective_date','$driving_required',now(),'$submitted_by','$sm_description','$responsibilities','$behaviors','$skills','$experience','$requirements')";
>>>
>>>$jddresult = pg_exec($conn, $jddquery);
>>>if (!$jddresult)
>>> exit;
>>>
>>>When I input the data and click on submit I get the following error
>>>message:
>>>
>>>Warning: pg_exec() query failed: ERROR: Bad boolean external
>>>representation 'on'
>>>in /var/www/nngov/admin/jobpostresults.php on line 46
>>>
>>>It looks like the html form is producing 'on' for the value of
>>>driving_required. How do I get this changed to 'true' in PostgreSQL?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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