Webmaster Forum / ColdFusion / Getting Started / March 2007

When I put  my form up in the browser, IF i dont check the Instock checkbox
then its undefined. If I check it, then it runs fine. Why is it undefined when
uncheck. How can I give my check box a default value without putting <cfif
undefined(form.instock)> make it defined</if> Is there something i can put into
the form to give it a default value

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="position:relative;
left:200px; ">
<cfform action="articlesuccess.cfm?sub=2" method="post"
enctype="multipart/form-data">
  <tr>
    <td width="139">Product Name: </td>
    <td width="317"><cfinput type="text" name="ProductName"></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Product Price: </td>
    <td><cfinput type="text" name="ProductPrice"></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>Product Category:</td>
    <td><cfselect query="gotShopCat" display="ShopCatName" value="ShopCatID"
name="ShopcatName">#ShopCatName#</cfselect></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>In Stock: </td>
    <td>Yes<cfinput type="checkbox" name="instock" value="yes">  </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>Product Picture:</td>
    <td><cfinput name="ProductPic" type="file"> </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign="top">Product Description: </td>
    <td><cftextarea name="ProductDesc" cols="50" rows="10"></cftextarea></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td><cfinput type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit"></td>
  </tr>
  </cfform>
</table>