SELECT-VALUE-SET.PHP

This JavaScript function allows you to set the value of a select tag without having to know its position in the list. In the sample above, type in a letter of the alphabet and then click on the find button. In this particular case, the function call
Select_Value_Set('select_set_value.letters', 'a')
would cause 'alpha' to become selected.

function Select_Value_Set(SelectName, Value)
         {
         eval('SelectObject = document.' + 
              SelectName + ';');
         for(index = 0; 
             index < SelectObject.length; 
             index++)
            {
            if(SelectObject[index].value == Value)
               SelectObject.selectedIndex = index;
            }
         }