You need to find the option, not the select.
var monthVar = from the server or wherever;
$("#intended_start_month option[value=" + monthVar + "]").attr("selected",
"selected");
Glen
On 9/30/07, voltron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Hi all, how would select an option and set its attribute to selected?
> I have this part already :
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> $("#intended_start_month").attr("selected", "selected");
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> This is the HTML, I want so make a particular month selected when the
> page loads
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> <select id="intended_start_month" name="intended_start_month">
> <option value="january"> Januar</option>
> <option value="february"> Februar</option>
> ----- and so on.....
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> Thanks
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