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You can use a global variable to the page to hold the value first selected
or you can put that value into a hidden text box and retrieve it when you
need it...

-----Original Message-----
From: sree lakshmi [mailto:lakshmi211@h...]
Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 10:42 AM
To: JavaScript HowTo
Subject: [javascript_howto] retrieve old value in the select box


Hi!!

I am desperately looking for a way where u can retrieve the earlier 
selected value in the select box, cos i need to pass it as a parameter for 
the function that is invoked upon "OnChange"

Pls help.

Lakshmi

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