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?
>
>
>
