New way to make select boxes auto select

You may already be doing it like this, but I think I found a new way to make select boxes auto-select (what data they put in) a lot easier. All you have to do is put a variable in each select tag that is equal to the value of the select option i.e.: <option value=teacher $teacher> -- then all you have to do is base the variable on that <select name=interest> $$interest = "selected"; quick and easy with out having to loop through an if elseif statement. Let me know if you like that method or have any objections. Full example below. print("<select name=interest>\n"); // creates a variable with a name based on // the value of interest with a value of "selected" $$interest = "selected"; print("<option value=>- Select One -</option>\n"); print("<option value=teacher $teacher>Teacher</option>\n"); print("<option value=lego $lego>Lego Enthusiast</option>\n"); print("<option value=student $student>Student</option>\n"); print("<option value=homeschool $homeschool>Homeschool Parent</option>\n"); print("<option value=browsing $browsing>Browsing</option>\n"); print("<option value=afterschool $afterschool>Afterschool</option>\n"); print("<option value=bgca $bgca>Boys & Girls Club</option>\n"); print("<option value=ymca $ymva>YMCA</option>\n"); print("</select>&nbsp;&nbsp;\n"); [ Nathan Cook | ncook@pcsedu.com ]