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Coldfusion form variables - Bug that won't go away!

Hi,

I've been posting this chunk of code for a while and no matter what I do, the same bug keeps popping up and I'm unable to fix it. This is the error I get:

Element txt_approvers_2 is undefined in a Java object of type class coldfusion.filter.FormScope.

The error occurred in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\xx\xxxx.cfm: line 156

154 :                                                 <input type="hidden" name="hRoleNameContactSource_#currentrow#" value="#form['hRoleNameContactSource_'& currentrow]#">
155 : 
156 :                                                 <cfset variables.user = form['txt_approvers_' & currentrow]>
157 :                                                 

Somebody please help!

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Zvonko

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roger v

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@Zvonko:

That fixed the error but now I've got another problem - the checkbox is not being checked! I check the value of the variables.user to see it is "manager" and if it is, I check the checkbox. But now, even though the value is "manager" the checkbox is not being checked.

Zvonko

Tell whether you use the cfform attribute: preserveData="yes"

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/ColdFusion/9.0/CFMLRef/WSc3ff6d0ea77859461172e0811cbec22c24-7fb7.html

roger v

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@Zvonko:

I'm not using cfform, I'm using a regular form.

Zvonko

When I see such lines then is my first expression is that you are fighting with the field values:

<input type="hidden" name="hRoleNameContactSource_#currentrow#" value="#form['hRoleNameContactSource_'& currentrow]#">

And the solution for that field value handling is the property: preserveData="yes"

Check this:

<cfform name="myform" method="POST" preservedata="yes" >
<cfinput type="text" name="fld1" >
<cfinput type="checkbox" name="yourcheckbox" value="Manager" >
<input type="submit" name="mysub" value="Send" >
</cfform>

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