Re: Problem involving checkbox and Postgresql - Mailing list pgsql-php

You have to process the values yourself to make sure it's right.

Just do something like this:

if ($driving_required == "1") $driving_required = 't';
else $driving_required = 'f';

Then use it in your update / insert statement as usual.

On 20 Jun 2002, 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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