coldfusion problem with flash form binding - coldfusion

Question

i have the following :
<cfquery name="getArt" datasource="cfartgallery">
select * from art where artid < 10
</cfquery>
<cfform name="myform2" width="620" height="750" timeout="100" preservedata="yes" wmode="transparent">
<cfoutput query="getArt">
<cfinput id="pickers#currentRow#" name="pickmany" type="checkbox" value="#artname#" >
<label for="pickers#currentRow#">#artname#</label>
<br/>
</cfoutput>
<cfinput type="text" name="pickmany_selected" bind="{pickmany}" size="50">
</cfform>
whenever you check a box, it adds to the "pickmany_selected" field.
now, i am trying to do the same behaviour with a flash form.
<cfform name="myform" width="620" height="750" format="Flash" timeout="100" preservedata="yes" wmode="transparent">
<cfoutput query="getArt">
<cfinput id="pickers#currentRow#" name="pickmany" type="checkbox" value="#artname#" label="#artname#"><br/>
</cfoutput>
</cfform>
this breaks. it only works if i put name="pickmany#currentRow#":
<cfform name="myform" width="620" height="750" format="Flash" timeout="100" preservedata="yes" wmode="transparent">
<cfoutput query="getArt">
<cfinput id="pickers#currentRow#" name="pickmany#currentRow#" type="checkbox" value="#artname#" label="#artname#"><br/>
</cfoutput>
<cfinput type="text" name="pickmany_selected" bind="{pickmany1}" size="50">
</cfform>
what do i need to do for the flash form so that pickmany_selected binds correctly? in the last example, i cannot bind to a generic name. hate these flash forms.

Answer 1

it only works if i put
name="pickmany#currentRow#":
Yes, flash forms require all field names to be unique. Because of that, I suspect your goal is not possible with a bind. However, you could roll your own function and call it onClick. My flash skills are pretty rusty. But something along these lines:
<cfform name="myform" width="620" height="750" format="Flash" timeout="100" preservedata="yes" wmode="transparent">
<cfformitem type="script">
function updateSelectedArt():Void{
var elem;
var values = [];
var total = parseInt(myform.pickmany_total);
for (var i = 1; i <= total; i++) {
elem = _root["pickmany"+ i];
if (elem.selected) {
values.push(elem.label);
}
}
// use whatever delmiter makes sense
_root["pickmany_selected"].text = values.join(",");
}
</cfformitem>
<cfoutput query="getArt">
<cfinput name="pickmany#currentRow#" type="checkbox" value="#artname#" onClick="updateSelectedArt()" label="#artname#"><br/>
</cfoutput>
<cfinput type="hidden" name="pickmany_total" value="#getArt.recordCount#">
<cfinput type="text" name="pickmany_selected" value="" size="50">
</cfform>