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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Jeff Self
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City of Newport News
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