Dynamic Table And Radio Buttons?

I have an HTML table dynamically populated with data from a coldfusion query and having radio buttons - see code following below.I need javascript to see the radio buttons and the user's selection - "approved"; "denied"; or, "N/A". If the user selects "approved" for multiple rows and then Submit the information will update the database table and remove those rows.However, if the user selects "approved" and "denied" then I need to update the "approved" rows and stop the update at the "denied" row and show a dialog box which informs the user that the "Reason for Denial" text box must be entered. Then the Submit button can be engaged and the "denied" selection processed. Only one "denied" at a time will be updated - but all "approved" entries can be denied similtaneously - unless a "denied" intervenes.I do have javascript code for the "denied" selection with empty "Reason for Denial" text box - see below:

<script type="text/javascript">
function rationale() {
var denInfo = document.getElementById("denialReason");[code]....