Linking multiple checkboxes to Word docs?

Hi - I've not used Dreamweaver or done any HTML for a few
years so I'm a little rusty. At work I've been asked to add some
functionality to our intranet, which is entirely written in HTML.
What I want to do is enable our users to select multiple Word
documents by giving them the option to select checkboxes, each
checkbox will link to a different Word document. Upon submitting
their selection the Word documents will open, or maybe give an
option to print too. Is it possible to do this in HTML using
Dreamweaver or would it need something like Javascript to provide
this functionality? My knowledge of Javascript is minimal to say
the least!
Any help appreciated.

You'll need some sort of scripting to process the form. Try
www.hotscripts.com and see if there's one already written.
After the form is submitted I would just show the user a list
of the
files which are links to the word docs. They can then choose
to open or
download the word docs. Wherever possible give the user the
choice.
chipbutty wrote:
> Hi - I've not used Dreamweaver or done any HTML for a
few years so I'm a little
> rusty. At work I've been asked to add some functionality
to our intranet, which
> is entirely written in HTML. What I want to do is enable
our users to select
> multiple Word documents by giving them the option to
select checkboxes, each
> checkbox will link to a different Word document. Upon
submitting their
> selection the Word documents will open, or maybe give an
option to print too.
> Is it possible to do this in HTML using Dreamweaver or
would it need something
> like Javascript to provide this functionality? My
knowledge of Javascript is
> minimal to say the least!
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
>
>

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arf arf wrote:
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arf arf wrote:
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