painful question on javascript and checkboxes not working

I can't figure out what is wrong with this, and nothing seems to work -

I have my cgi program writing out the html, with javascript to "count" the
check boxes checked,
so you cannot go on unless at least one is checked (works great)

The problem is this (same javascript) first time displays a list of items,
you can check "some", click continue
for a mass change, make your changes, the next programs reads in and
re-posts the html (same code,
differant program - but screen "looks" the same, now if you check the same
"some" and click continue,
the java script says that you did not check any, there are also a check all
and uncheck all buttons, when
I execute them, it will ignore the ones previously checked, UNLESS you click
an apply button, bringing you
back to where you have to search by catalog header and then get your list
again, now the buttons, functions
all work as they should (the html is the same, and what is REALLY weird, I
copy it to a test area and use
Frontpage2000 to "test" it, and get the same results (cannot seem to check
the previously checked boxes)

I know I am going crazy, so anyhow, is there some weird cache that I have to
cleare to tell the java script
that a box has been checked or not (I see nothing differant in the source
html, line for line, exactly the same,
but they do not work the same)

TIA and for the straight jacket :)

here is the javascript (the check boxes are named SRPI1_C to SRPIxxx_C (xxx
being how ever many lines I have)
The rpg program also placed the 7 in because that is how many lines this
example had.

   <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.2">
function CheckALL() {
for (var j = 1; j <=7; j++)  {
box = eval("document.keys.SRPI" + j + "_C");
if (box.checked == false) box.checked = true;
   }
  }

function UNCheckALL() {
for (var j = 1; j <=7; j++)  {
box = eval("document.keys.SRPI" + j + "_C");
if (box.checked == true) box.checked = false;
   }
  }

//   End  -->                   </SCRIPT>


   <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.2">
function actionFIX() {
var total = 0;
var anyrecords = "YES";
if (anyrecords == "YES") {
for (var j = 1; j <=7; j++)  {
box = eval("document.keys.SRPI" + j + "_C");
if (box.checked == true) {
     total += 1;
   }
  }
 }

if (total == 0)      {
if (anyrecords == "YES") {
document.forms['keys'].action = "/cgi-bin/SRP_C";
alert("Please check at least one item");
   }
if (anyrecords == "NO") {
document.forms['keys'].action = "/cgi-bin/SRP_CHDRS";
   }
  }
}

//   End  -->                   </SCRIPT>


Mark A. Manske
Fleming CSD - Plymouth Division
Sr. Project Lead
http://www.minter-weisman.com
mailto:mmanske@minter-weisman.com