Checkbox issue

Hi All,

Thanks for the continued efforts in helping each other.
We are trying to display a dynamic check box by using inline command. We will checkthe database value, it might be one or zero/null. If it is 'one', the dynamic checkbox value should be '1' and it auto seleted/checked before displaying DCT. If it is 'zero',the check box value should be '0' and it should not checked automatically.

Our problem is, we are not able to get the checked value for '1'. If we have existing DCR and if its value(respective field) is empty, it is overwriting my setting i.e., the checkbox is not checked. I am trying to find the value of check box, so that I can check the element from javascript, but it is giving empty value. How can I resolve this issue?

Thanks!
Jenni

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gzevin

Our problem is, we are not able to get the checked value for '1'. If we have existing DCR and if its value(respective field) is empty, it is overwriting my setting i.e., the checkbox is not checked. I am trying to find the value of check box, so that I can check the element from javascript, but it is giving empty value. How can I resolve this issue?

Thanks!
Jenni

can you describe HOW are you trying to retrieve the value of the element?

ISCBorisB

Hi All,

Thanks for the continued efforts in helping each other.
We are trying to display a dynamic check box by using inline command. We will checkthe database value, it might be one or zero/null. If it is 'one', the dynamic checkbox value should be '1' and it auto seleted/checked before displaying DCT. If it is 'zero',the check box value should be '0' and it should not checked automatically.

Our problem is, we are not able to get the checked value for '1'. If we have existing DCR and if its value(respective field) is empty, it is overwriting my setting i.e., the checkbox is not checked. I am trying to find the value of check box, so that I can check the element from javascript, but it is giving empty value. How can I resolve this issue?

Thanks!
Jenni

There is a serious flaw in your approach. Note that DCT Inline mechanism allows you to manipulate DCT - a template,
not a DCR! Matter of fact FP Engine runs inline before applying it to any DCR, inline script is not even informed
what DCR will be processed afterwards.

So, regardless of how you set DCT Defaults they will be dutifully applied to the New Form and dutifully ignored
for the existing DCRs. If you think about it you will realize that this is the correct behavior. If Content
Contributor overrides Item's default and saves DCR you would not want that Default magically reappear when
you open up your DCR for editing two days later. As Andy pointed out to you few days ago: "Hmmm, must be a TS bug,
the UI opens a saved DCR as it was saved. :-)"

DCR manipulation is facilitated by callouts ( FormAPI and older CGI-Style ) and FormAPI callServer method

Hth