> From: lanehol at bellsouth.net [...] > Response.write "<option" > > if instr(strSelect,Trim(Cstr(strID)) > 0 then > Response.Write "selected " > end if [...] fwiw, the spaces are in the wrong place... it would render as <optionselected >... just put the space before selected: Response.Write " selected" ok, thasall...