You can't use the selected attribute unless you are also using the query attribute in cfselect.
Since you are looping over the query and outputting the <option> tags directly you'll need to add a cfif check. Like this <cfselect name="ceilingPaint#i#"> <option value="">Select One</option> <cfloop query="paintList"> <option value="#JobPaintListId#" <cfif JobPaintListId eq 2>selected="true"</cfif> >#PaintList.colorName#,...</option> </cfloop> </cfselect> Hth, --nimer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:219623 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54