populate form input option dropdown box from existing data

I am having difficulties figuring out how enter retrieved data into a dropdown box for editing. Here's a snippet: ...snip <select name="categoriesIN[]" multiple size="8"> <option value="1">Civilization</option> <option value="2">Monuments, Temples &amp; Tombs</option> <option value="3">Pharaohs and Queens</option>... snip As I understand it, I need to put an array ( $categoriesIN[] ) somewhere in the above code... or do I need to insert a series of value "selected" fields for the values? The closest thing to what I need, seems to be in this post: http://www.hpfreaks.com/forums/index.php?topic=165215 But it doesn't appear too inviting... not sure if they ever got it to work... -- Hervé Kempf: "Pour sauver la planète, sortez du capitalisme." ------------------------------------------------------------- Phil Jourdan --- pj@ptahhotep.com http://www.ptahhotep.com http://www.chiccantine.com/andypantry.php