> I believe that this is how cfselect works by default. What > you will need to > do is to use a regular select tag, having the first option > tag as the blank, > make sure that it is selected by default, then put the > next option tag in a > cfoutput.
Yep -- this is the way I usually get around it. It's one of the collection of quirky reasons why I tend to avoid using <cfform> and the related form management tags. The other alternative is to simply add "SELECTED" to the empty tag at the bottom of your <cfselect> (assuming that the select box isn't supposed to be pre-populated with a previous user selection) or use JavaScript to select the empty entry after the page loads. In my experience, IE at least will select the last item in the <select> tag with the "SELECTED" attribute (if multiple items are labelled selected and there's no multiple attribute in your select), however, I suspect this is a browser-specific implementation or in any event, probably rather prone to client interpretation. And you may have the same sort of issue with JavaScript, so the standard html <select> tag and the <cfoutput> may be your better bet -- not to mention that the JavaScript is possibly even more code and more complex to write. hth s. isaac dealey 954-776-0046 new epoch http://www.turnkey.to lead architect, tapestry cms http://products.turnkey.to certified advanced coldfusion 5 developer http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=21816 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
