[snip] > Hope this is not off topic, and it might be a dumb > question, but I'm new. > For drop down menus, list boxes, selects etc, would > validation be needed to check the string , say for > special characters ? (as a security precaution) I have read several posts/articles on this matter and although the actual HTML form will only pass the values available, it is possible for a hacker to compose an HTTP 'message' with data other than that provided by the HTML form. So, validation is advisable. A site that I would highly recommend as it has enlightened me on several topics is: www.shiflett.org Graham -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php