Thanks for the responses. I could not implement the method Dr. Massimo
offered because I didn't know what to use instead of 'reference city'
in his method. I am sorry. I am a total beginner.
Also, I have 2 more questions. The first one is: How can I remove the
first item from the drop-down menu, as it is just a blank option.
Second question is that how can I figure out which item is selected?
Just to be clear, I used
form = SQLFORM.factory(Field('choose_city','reference cities'))
to create my form.
Thanks,
S.