Hi Sudhakar if it's only one selection you want, why not use a select drop down box? then the user can only give one answer. http://www.w3schools.com/html/tryit.asp?filename=tryhtml_select3 Also why use javascript when you can do it all in php? J. Justin / Getafixx I'm not questioning your powers of observation I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. - V Download Getafixx's latest electronica mix - Hypnopompic State http://getafixx.com/music/mixes/hypnopompic_state/ http://getafixx.com - aural bliss Sudhakar wrote: > in the form i have made there are nearly 10 options for a question > which are checkboxes > > ex= type of operation system = windows, windows xp, etc... > > i have given different names for all these checkboxes the validation > is the user has to select atleast one checkbox. presently i am using > the following code which is too long for the browser to process > > var os1=document.enquiryform.os1.checked where os1 is the value of > the operating system and the same for the remaining checkboxes > > if(!(os1 || os2 || os3 || .... os10)) > { > alert("Please select any one of the operating systems"); > return false > } > > this code works however i would like a more efficient code to do > this validation > > also in the form action i am calling a php file, presently i am > reading the value of all the checboxes and concatinating into one > variable. the php code is = > $os1 = !empty($_POST["os1"]); > if($os1) $os1="DOS, "; else $os1= ""; and for the remaining > checkboxes > $os= $os1.$os2 . .......... os10; > > please advice about the code in javascript and how to read these > checkboxes in php. > > thanks. > > > > Are you looking for a PHP job? Join the PHP Professionals directory Now! > http://www.phpclasses.org/professionals/ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >
