How can I hold the selected value from a dropdown list?

[tsubasa]

I have a dropdown list that is populated from a table in a database. Once the form is submitted error checking will take place. The data in the dropdownlist is clearing, while all the data in the textboxes is remaining. How can I hold the value of the dropdownlist selection?

Thanks in advance, Tsu.

<tr>
              <td width="10%">&nbsp;</td>
              <td width="80%" colspan="5">
              <select name="organization" size="1">
           <%
          'Open database get state taxes.
          set rs=openrs("SELECT * FROM aotable ORDER BY id")
          if not rs.eof then
            rs.movefirst
            while not rs.eof
            tempstate=rs("aounit")
            tempabbr=rs("ao")
           		%>
              <option class="formfield"<%=tempsel%> value="<%=tempabbr%>"><%=tempstate%></option>
                <%
            rs.movenext
            wend
          end if
          rs.close
          set rs=nothing
         %>    
              </select>*</td>
              <td width="10%">&nbsp;</td>
            </tr>

[tsubasa]

Can someone close this question, I found the answer on the Internet. Thank you!

-Tsu