Thanks Cutter! it worked. JAson NN doesn't seem to like handling the selectbox very well. You kinda have to go a convoluted route to get your values... strMyValue = thisForm.MyValue.options[thisForm.MyValue.selectedIndex].value; Jason Belanger Web Technologies System Specialist (613) 759-7809 belangerj at em.agr.ca http://www.agr.ca/