And do not have space between equals and the value, i.e. it should be: 
rsBeachwear__orderby.equals("ID"))

04/12/2001 15:11:09, Panos Konstantinidis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>  If you just want to print out the "selected" word then use: out.print("selected"); 
>instead of Response.Write('SELECTED');
>
>  And the  if (rsBeachwear__orderby equals ("ID"))  should be  if 
>(rsBeachwear__orderby.equals ("ID")) (notice the dot).
>
>04/12/2001 15:02:39, Michael Pomeroy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>I want my drop-down boxes (used to select sort parameters) to remember their last 
>selection.  Is my code wrong? I am receiving syntax errors. Below are the error 
>messages and the code.
>>
>>500 Internal Server Error
>>/jserv/Invoice3.jsp:
>>Compilation error occured:
>>Found 6 errors in JSP file:
>>C:\\Inetpub\\wwwroot\\Beachwear\\jserv\\Invoice3.jsp:98: Syntax: Unexpected symbol 
>ignored
>>C:\\Inetpub\\wwwroot\\Beachwear\\jserv\\Invoice3.jsp:99: Syntax: Unexpected symbol 
>ignored
>>C:\\Inetpub\\wwwroot\\Beachwear\\jserv\\Invoice3.jsp:100: Syntax: Unexpected symbol 
>ignored
>>C:\\Inetpub\\wwwroot\\Beachwear\\jserv\\Invoice3.jsp:101: Syntax: Unexpected symbol 
>ignored
>>C:\\Inetpub\\wwwroot\\Beachwear\\jserv\\Invoice3.jsp:108: Syntax: Unexpected symbol 
>ignored
>>C:\\Inetpub\\wwwroot\\Beachwear\\jserv\\Invoice3.jsp:109: Syntax: Unexpected symbol 
>ignored
>>---------------------------------
>>14 //New drop-down box memory variables
>>15 String rsBeachwear__orderby = (String)request.getParameter("order");
>>16 String rsBeachwear__sortby = (String)request.getParameter("sort");
>>
>>97 <select name="order" size="1">
>>98 <option value="ID" <% if (rsBeachwear__orderby equals ("ID")) 
>{Response.Write('SELECTED');}
>>%>>ID</option>
>>99 <option value="Item" <% if (rsBeachwear__orderby equals ("Item")) 
>{Response.Write('SELECTED');}
>>%>>Item</option>
>>100 <option value="Color" <% if (rsBeachwear__orderby equals ("Color"))
>>{Response.Write('SELECTED');} % >>Color</option>
>>101 <option value="Size" <% if (rsBeachwear__orderby equals ("Size")) 
>{Response.Write('SELECTED');}
>>%> >Size</option>
>>102 </select>
>>103 </div>
>>104 </td>
>>105 <td width="43%">
>>106 <div align="center">
>>107 <select name="sort" size="1">
>>108 <option value="ASC" <% if (rsBeachwear__sortby equals ("ASC")) 
>{Response.Write('SELECTED');}
>>%>>Ascending</option>
>>109 <option value="DESC" <% if (rsBeachwear__sortby equals ("DESC")) 
>{Response.Write('SELECTED');}
>>%>>Descending</option>
>>110 </select>
>>
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