help with form - radio buttons

I am working on a form with radio buttons and when I tested it, I noticed that
you can't uncheck the radio button, once it checked and choose another one.
Also, multiple choices are allowed and I only want one to be chosen.

here is my code:

<table cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td>elementary schools</td>
<td><input name="elementary_schools" type="radio" value="" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>middle schools</td>
<td><input name="middle_schools" type="radio" value="" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>high schools</td>
<td><input name="high_schools" type="radio" value="" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>central services</td>
<td><input name="central_services" type="radio" value="" /></td>
</tr>
</table>

TIA

Multiple choices allowed with radio buttons? Wow... Never seen that one coming...

I would just place another radio button on the form with None as an option.

Ok, here's what's happening. When you named the radio elementary_schools it
messed it up somehow. I can name it anything and it still messes it up. I
don't know why, but it does. All I can suggest is that you put a reset button
down at the bottom, and say if more than one radio button is selected, please
push reset and press one. Or, put a note near the radiobuttons that says click
only one.

Sorry, but it did the same to me. I think it's a Dreamweaver error...

On Tue 23 Nov 2004 05:11:24p, DPSwebmaster wrote in
macromedia.dreamweaver:

I am working on a form with radio buttons and when I tested it, I
noticed that you can't uncheck the radio button, once it checked and
choose another one. Also, multiple choices are allowed and I only want
one to be chosen.

For radio buttons to act as a group, they all have to have the same
name, thus:

<table>
<tr>
<td><label><input type="radio" name="RadioGroup" value="Elementary"> Elementary</label>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label><input type="radio" name="RadioGroup" value="Middle"> Middle</label>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><label><input type="radio" name="RadioGroup" value="High"> High</label>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

Hello, The radio buttons have to all have the same name attribute to keep
more than one from being selected. Like this: Take care, Tim

<table cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td>elementary schools</td>
<td><input name="samename" type="radio" value="elementary_schools"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>middle schools</td>
<td><input name="samename" type="radio" value="middle_schools"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>high schools</td>
<td><input name="samename" type="radio" value="high_schools"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>central services</td>
<td><input name="samename" type="radio" value="central_services"></td>
</tr>
</table>

Note: You could now add another group of radio buttons to your page if you
needed to, with a different inpput name in those. You would be able to select
one button from each group, but not more than one button in each group. Take
care, Tim