checking a checkbox

[skiflyer]

I have a form with a checkbox...

when a certain condition is true onload, I want it to start out as checked.

I don't think that I want to actually click it, because that would invoke the onclick method, and I don't want that.

Is there a good way to do this? I'm looking at things and just not finding it, though I'm assuming it's a trivality.

Thanks,
Rob

 

[DrJavaJoe]

'form Load event
boolFormLoading = true 'declared globally
if SomeCondition then
CheckBox.value = vbChecked
else
CheckBox.value = vbUnChecked
end if
boolFormLoading = False



'Click Event of CheckBox
if boolFormLoading = False then
'Do something
end if

 

[skiflyer]

seriously, I have to put in a state variable like that?

that's just sloppy... I can do HTML cleaner than that.

Well, at least it works, thanks for the help.

-Rob

 

[strongm]

You don't have to do it with a state variable, it's just clearer to do so since a Checkbox can actually be in one of 3 states (checked, unchecked and grayed).

if you want to do it the sloppy, short way, then:

Check1 = Abs(BooleanFlag)

 

[skiflyer]

that's certainlly unclear... eesh...

I suppose the only clear and neat way would be to define a constant with the value of Abs(BooleanFlag) and set it there, but considering I have two checkboxes to worry about I'll just deal with the state variable.

Thanks for the information...

what I was hoping for the clear way by the way, was the ability to set the box without invoking the event... but this is effectively just as good.

-Rob

 

[strongm]

Er..vbChecked, vbUnchecked and vbGrayed are constants.

 

[skiflyer]

but they're constants which trigger the event, I was under the impression that using the value of Abs(booleanflag) didn't trigger the event.

Or is it something else about your code (not using .value or something?) which results in this behavior?

-Rob

 

[strongm]

That'll be me not paying attention...