Hello, I am finally able to show a select list in my jsp page. My workflow was to create a "unvalidated" bean, go to the action, perform a db query, and create the data for the select list. My bean name is: 'usersbean'. Here is what I am doing in the action, I have created a collection, and a "selected" item. Or at least I thought it would show a selected item. Action class private Collection beanCollection = null; private String[] beanCollectionSelect = new String[] { "17" }; public Collection getBeanCollection() { return (beanCollection); } public void setBeanCollection(RowEnum re) { Vector entries = new Vector();
boolean gotString = false; while (re.next()) { if (!gotString) { String setSelect = re.getString("user_id"); beanCollectionSelect = new String[] { setSelect }; gotString = true; } entries.add(new LabelValueBean(re.getString("firstname") + " " + re.getString("lastname") + " - " + re.getString("username"), re.getString("user_id"))); } beanCollection = entries; } public String[] getBeanCollectionSelect() { return (this.beanCollectionSelect); } public void setBeanCollectionSelect(String beanCollectionSelect[]) { System.out.println("Setting the bean collection with id of =" + beanCollectionSelect[0]); this.beanCollectionSelect = beanCollectionSelect; } Now in my jsp page I am just using this: <html:select property="beanCollectionSelect" size="10" multiple="false"> <html:optionsCollection name="usersbean" property="beanCollection" /> </html:select> And it displays a select list of size 10. But for whatever reason, I cannot get the item "17" which is an "option value" in the select list to be highlighted. Also, I know I am using a String[] for multiple, and I am only using single. Any help. Scott K Purcell | Developer | VERTIS | 555 Washington Ave. 4th Floor | St. Louis, MO 63101 | 314.588.0720 Ext:1320 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.vertisinc.com <http://www.vertisinc.com/> Vertis is the premier provider of targeted advertising, media, and marketing services that drive consumers to marketers more effectively.