[Javascript] FW: Severe 'newbie' help with checkbox/submit

[gorden at bnl.gov (Gorden-Ozgul, Patricia E)]

This may be the wrong list to send this request to, but perhaps it is and I
could use all the help I can get!  Perhaps JavaScript can provide a
solution!

> I have a page from which I'd like to establish functionality to enable
> URLs to be activated when submit button pressed.  Which URL would be
> activated would be dictated by which checkbox is checked.
> 
> This should be a common task and I'm new at this.  I'm a bit embarassed
> with my code because it so blatently doesn't work.   Can anyone help?
> 
> Thanks.
> Pat Gorden-Ozgul
> pgo@xxxxxxx
> 
> 
> 
> *************example code snippet from
> Response.asp************************
> 
> <p align="left">What action would you like to take?<br><br>
> 	<input name="action1" type=checkbox value="ON">Create a New
> Submission <br>
> 	<input name="action2" type=checkbox value="ON">Modify a Previous
> Submission <br>
> </p>
> 	<input type=submit value="Submit">
> 	
> 	
> <%
> if request("action1") = ""
> 'checkbox is not selected
> else
> 'checkbox is selected
> %>
> <form method="post" action"http:://directory/first.htm">
> 
> </form>
> <%
> end if
> %>