>http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/interact/forms.html#h-17.12.1 I tried it on FF also. It worked as I had anticipated it would. Then trying it again on NS 7.2. Duh! They're based on the same engine. Of course it would work there too. Why IE ignores <option disabled="disabled">Not Available</option> is beyond me. Yet another example how MS does things 1/2@$$, Rob