Hello:

I have a form where a user could submit data etc.
I have 4 checkboxes
SSD []  PERS []  SS []  CHILD SUP []

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Let's say a user checked the SS box and the PERS box.

Now when the user edits the form, I want the same form display and have those two items checked.

How would you do this without big if blocks?

My code:

@ss = split(/,/,$INPUT{'ss'});
foreach $ss (@ss) {

if ($ss eq "ss") {
print <<EOF;
SS:  <input type="checkbox" name="ss" value="ss" checked>&nbsp;&nbsp;
EOF
}
elsif ($ss eq "SSD") {
print <<EOF;
SSD:  <input type="checkbox" name="ss" value="ssd" checked>&nbsp;&nbsp
+;
EOF
}
elsif ($ss eq "PERS") {
print <<EOF;
PERS:  <input type="checkbox" name="ss" value="pers" checked>&nbsp;&nb
+sp;
EOF
}
elsif ($ss eq "childsup") {
print <<EOF;
    <td>CHILD SUP:  <input type="checkbox" name="ss" value="childsup" 
+checked></td>
EOF
}
}

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Is there a module or something else that makes it easier to do this?? This is only a part of the form, I also have a field that has 9 checkboxes and that will make the if block even bigger :).
Anthony

In reply to Edit page with checkboxes by perleager

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