Call me backwards, but I prefer to keep my statements simple. I would first obtain the POST value before trying to pull up an array element. $stype=$_POST[''store_type']; if (!isset($stype)) (handle missing radio button) else $st_name=$choices[$stype]; for me (and the next guy who has to look at the code) this is simpler to follow, IMHO. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php