I have a launch page with several checkboxes the user can use to select which systems to include when building the final report.

I have one checkbox at the top to Select/Unselect all the checkboxes (common type of control function you see everywhere).

I have a JavaScript function which is called when the Select/Unselect All checkbox is clicked which works great.

The problem I'm having is figuring out which WF8 IbComposer function will allow me to check or uncheck a checkbox in my function.

I've tried IbComposer_setCurrentSelection, but to no avail coding it like this:

var chkval = true; 
IbComposer_setCurrentSelection('mycheckbox',chkval,'false');  

In WF7 I just coded it in JavaScript like this:

  
document.getElementById("mycheckbox").checked = true;  

The old way doesn't work, so I'm hoping someone out there has done this and can set me straight on how to do this in WF8.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Dennis_V,

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document.getElementById("mycheckbox").checked = true;

The above still does work in WF8.
I always use

mycheckbox0.checked = true;

The "issue" with WF8 is that if you haven't manually adjust the properties of your checkbox to name it as you wish, WF8 assign random name such as INPUT1 to the first element in the table tag.
So it's possible that your control is named "MyCheckBox" but the first element under the div tag (input) is not named the same way.
Then, when you are trying to do a "MyCheckBox0.checked = true" or anything to test the input field it doesn't work because the reference is not valid.
This issue only occurs on the first input field (true for radio and checkbox). The others are named properly such as MyCheckBox1, MyCheckBox2, ...

To see what I mean look at the properties of your control. At the top of the properties section you can see your control's name in a "drop down" box.
Click on the down arrow and you should see something such as

MyCheckBox <DIV>
  table1 <TABLE>
    MyCheckBox_LABEL_0 <LABEL>
      INPUT1 <INPUT>
    MyCheckBox_LABEL_1 <LABEL>
      MyCheckBox1 <INPUT>
   ....

Click on

INPUT1 <INPUT>

you will then be in the first element of your MyCheckBox control
Change the Unique Identifier for "MyCheckBox0"
Change The Name for "MyCheckBox"

Then you will be able to perform action such as

MyCheckBox0.checked = true

if (MyCheckBox0.checked == true)

Thanks Martin, you solved my problem!

My problem was I did not understand where you actually name the checkbox control.

I was using the Unique Identifier at the container level and referencing that in my Javascript.

Now I know that you use the pull-down at the top of the Properties window to get at the actual control name within the container to change it to whatever you want to use in your JavaScript.

Much appreciated.

My pleasure to have helped you.

It took me a while at the beginning of WF8 to understand and find that the controls are not "created" the same way as they were in WF7.

Now, I have the habit to always renamed the controls and its children. It become also much more easy when it's time to debug.

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