Thanks, Paul!
This is exactly what i wanted to do...I just didn't know how.
Armen
"Paul Whitham AdobeCommunityExpert"
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> The DW compare statement is geared more around dropdowns
that are brought
> in from database. If your is totally static then it is
fairly easy
> (although a little laborius) to add the test.
>
> All you do is above the Select statement have a
statements like this
>
> <% Dim ThisState
> ThisState = recordset.field.item("statefield").value
>
> Then you would code the following into each line of the
<select>
>
> <option value="0" <% if ThisState = "AK" then
Response.Write("Selected")
> End if %> >AK</option>
> <option value="0" <% if ThisState = "AL" then
Response.Write("Selected")
> End if %>>AL</option>
> <option value=0.0825" <% if ThisState = "CA" then
> Response.Write("Selected") End if
%>>CA</option>
>
> --
> Paul Whitham
> Certified Dreamweaver MX2004 Professional
> Adobe Community Expert - Dreamweaver
>
> Valleybiz Internet Design
> www.valleybiz.net
>
> "Armen" <mardirousi@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
message
> news:ecas8o$g1s$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>> DW 8.0.2
>> ASP/VBScript
>> MS SQL Server
>>
>> I want to have my List/Menu in a form default to a
value in DB. However,
>> the value in the DB needs to be compared with the
ITEM LABEL not the
>> VALUE in the List/Menu.
>>
>> When using the Dreamweaver Dynamic List/Menu hte
only option seems to be
>> to compare it to the List?Menu value and not the
label.
>>
>> the form List/Menu is static and lists all 50 US
State abbriviations as
>> the label and the state tax-rate as the values. The
Database lists the
>> state abbriviation. I want the list to default to
what the BD has (i.e.
>> CA)
>>
>> <option value="0">AK</option>
>> <option value="0">AL</option>
>> <option value=0.0825">CA</option>
>> etc...
>>
>
>
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