selectedValue

/*
Helper function to select a text value in a <select>
If the value doesn't exist, selectedIndex = 0
*/
function selectedValue(menu_id, value) 
{
    // get menu
    var c_menu = document.getElementById(menu_id);

    if( c_menu )
    {
    
        var option_ct = c_menu.options.length;
        // marker used to let us know if we found value
        var found_val = false;

        for (var xx = 0; xx <= option_ct - 1; xx++) 
        {
            if (value == c_menu.options[xx].text.toLowerCase())
            {
                found_val = true;
                c_menu.selectedIndex = xx;
            }
            
            // get out of loop if we already found value
            if( found_val ) break;
        }
        
        // did we find the val?
        if( ! found_val )
        {
            // NO
            c_menu.selectedIndex = 0;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        alert("Invalid menu id : " + menu_id );
    }
}