Try $("select[name='kitten3']").append('<option value="' + id_array[i] + '">' + group_array[i] + '</option>");
On Dec 5, 12:33 pm, jabberwok <neillha...@gmail.com> wrote: > $("select[name='kitten3']").append(new Option(group_array[i],id_array > [i])); > > this code works fine in firefox but not ie > > I get new node added to the select but they are blank, no value > attribute or text in the display > > it's not a problem with the arrays as I have alerted them out fine in > ie > > Help much appreciated. Thanks.