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Setting selectedindex value creating new option

I am using a cascading drop down list made up of 3 lists(Region, Country, City_State).
The cascading effect works fine.

What I have an issue with is when I come to set the SELECTED item using the querystringvariable "region" with a value of UK,US,EU my JS code is inserting a new option at the top of the menu in each menu rather than selecting the correct item.

Help much appreciated. :)
<%
If Request.Querystring("region") = "UK" Then
	sRegion = "United Kingdom"
ElseIf Request.Querystring("region") = "EU" Then
	sRegion = "Europe"
elseIf Request.Querystring("region") = "US" Then
	sRegion = "United States"
End If
%>
<html>
<head>
<script>
window.onload=function() {
if (document.forms[0].saveRegion.value==null) return;
  var x = document.getElementById("region");
  x.options[x.selectedIndex].text = document.forms[0].saveRegion.value;
  set_country(document.forms[0].region,document.forms[0].country,document.forms[0].city_state)
  var y = document.getElementById("country");
  y.options[y.selectedIndex].text = document.forms[0].saveCountry.value;
  set_city_state(document.forms[0].country,document.forms[0].city_state);
  var z = document.getElementById("city_state");
  z.options[z.selectedIndex].text = document.forms[0].saveCity.value
}
var countries = Object();
 
countries['United Kingdom'] = 'England|Northern Ireland|Scotland|Wales';
countries['Europe'] = 'Albania|Andorra|Austria|Belarus|Belgium|Bosnia|Bulgaria|Croatia|Czech Republic|Denmark|Estonia|Finland|France|Georgia|Germany|Greece|Hungary|Iceland|Ireland|Italy|Latvia|Liechtenstein|Lithuania|Luxembourg|Macedonia|Malta|Moldova|Monaco|Netherlands|Norway|Poland|Portugal|Romania|San Marino|Serbia|Slovakia|Slovenia|Spain|Sweden|Switzerland|Ukraine';
countries['North America'] = 'Bermuda|Canada|Greenland|Mexico|United States';
 
 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
var city_states = Object();
 
city_states['England'] = 'Barking|Barnet|Barnsley|Bath|Bedfordshire|Bexley|Birmingham|Blackburn|Blackpool|Bolton|Bournemouth|Bracknell Forest|Bradford|Brent|Brighton and Hove|Bristol|Bromley|Buckinghamshire|Bury|Calderdale|Cambridgeshire|Camden|Chelsea|Cheshire|Cleveland|Cornwall|Coventry|Croydon|Cumbria|Dagenham|Darlington|Derby|Derbyshire|Devon|Doncaster|Dorset|Dudley|Durham|Ealing|East Riding of Yorkshire|East Sussex|Enfield|Essex|Fulham|Gateshead|Gloucestershire|Greenwich|Hackney|Halton|Hammersmith|Hampshire|Haringey|Harrow|Hartlepool|Havering|Herefordshire|Hertfordshire|Hillingdon|Hounslow|Isle of Wight|Islington|Kensington|Kent|Kingston upon Hull|Kingston upon Thames|Kirklees|Knowsley|Lambeth|Lancashire|Leeds|Leicester|Leicestershire|Lewisham|Lincolnshire|Liverpool|London|Luton|Maidenhead|Manchester|Medway|Merton|Middlesbrough|Milton Keynes|Newcastle upon Tyne|Newham|Norfolk|Northamptonshire|North East Lincolnshire|North Lincolnshire|North Somerset|North Tyneside|Northumberland|North Yorkshire|Nottingham|Nottinghamshire|Oldham|Oxfordshire|Peterborough|Plymouth|Poole|Portsmouth|Reading|Redbridge|Redcar|Richmond upon Thames|Rochdale|Rotherham|Rutland|Salford|Shropshire|Sandwell|Sefton|Sheffield|Slough|Solihull|Somerset|Southampton|Southend on Sea|South Gloucestershire|South Tyneside|Southwark|Staffordshire|St. Helens|Stockport|Stockton on Tees|Stoke on Trent|Suffolk|Sunderland|Surrey|Sutton|Swindon|Tameside|Telford and Wrekin|Thurrock|Torbay|Tower Hamlets|Trafford|Wakefield|Walsall|Waltham Forest|Wandsworth|Warrington|Warwickshire|West Berkshire|Westminster|West Sussex|Wigan|Wiltshire|Windsor|Wirral|Wokingham|Wolverhampton|Worcestershire|York';
city_states['Northern Ireland'] = 'Antrim|County Antrim|Ards|Armagh|County Armagh|Ballymena|Ballymoney|Banbridge|Belfast|Carrickfergus|Castlereagh|Coleraine|Cookstown|Craigavon|Down|County Down|Dungannon|Fermanagh|County Fermanagh|Larne|Limavady|Lisburn|County Londonderry|Derry|Magherafelt|Moyle|Newry and Mourne|Newtownabbey|North Down|Omagh|Strabane|County Tyrone';
city_states['Scotland'] = 'Aberdeen City|Aberdeenshire|Angus|Argyll and Bute|The Scottish Borders|Clackmannanshire|Dumfries and Galloway|Dundee City|East Ayrshire|East Dunbartonshire|East Lothian|East Renfrewshire|City of Edinburgh|Falkirk|Fife|Glasgow City|Highland|Inverclyde|Midlothian|Moray|North Ayrshire|North Lanarkshire|Orkney Islands|Perth and Kinross|Renfrewshire|Shetland Islands|South Ayrshire|South Lanarkshire|Stirling|West Dunbartonshire|Eilean Siar (Western Isles)|West Lothian';
city_states['Wales'] = 'Isle of Anglesey|Blaenau Gwent|Bridgend|Caerphilly|Cardiff|Ceredigion|Carmarthenshire|Conwy|Denbighshire|Flintshire|Gwynedd|Merthyr Tydfil|Monmouthshire|Neath Port Talbot|Newport|Pembrokeshire|Powys|Rhondda Cynon Taff|Swansea|Torfaen|The Vale of Glamorgan|Wrexham';
 
//Europe
city_states['Albania'] = 'Tirana|Berat|Bulqize|Delvine|Devoll|Diber|Durres|Elbasan|Fier|Gjirokaster|Gramsh|Has|Kavaje|Kolonje|Korce|Kruje|Kucove|Kukes|Kurbin|Lezhe|Librazhd|Lushnje|Malesi e Madhe|Mallakaster|Mat|Mirdite|Peqin|Permet|Pogradec|Puke|Sarande|Shkoder|Skrapar|Tepelene|Tirane|Tropoje|Vlore';
city_states['Andorra'] = 'Andorra la Vella|Canillo|Encamp|La Massana|Escaldes-Engordany|Ordino|Sant Julia de Loria';
city_states['Austria'] = 'Vienna|Burgenland|Kaernten|Niederoesterreich|Oberoesterreich|Salzburg|Steiermark|Tirol|Vorarlberg|Wien';
city_states['Belarus'] = 'Minsk|Brest|Homyel\'|Horad Minsk|Hrodna|Mahilyow|Vitsyebsk';
city_states['Belgium'] = 'Brussels|Antwerpen|Brabant Wallon|Brussels (Bruxelles)|Hainaut|Liege|Limburg|Luxembourg|Namur|Oost-Vlaanderen|Vlaams-Brabant|West-Vlaanderen';
city_states['Bosnia'] = 'Sarajevo';
city_states['Bulgaria'] = 'Sofiya|Blagoevgrad|Burgas|Dobrich|Gabrovo|Khaskovo|Kurdzhali|Kyustendil|Lovech|Montana|Pazardzhik|Pernik|Pleven|Plovdiv|Razgrad|Ruse|Shumen|Silistra|Sliven|Smolyan|Sofiya-Grad|Stara Zagora|Turgovishte|Varna|Veliko Turnovo|Vidin|Vratsa|Yambol';
city_states['Croatia'] = 'Zagreb|Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska|Brodsko-Posavska|Dubrovacko-Neretvanska|Istarska|Karlovacka|Koprivnicko-Krizevacka|Krapinsko-Zagorska|Licko-Senjska|Medimurska|Osjecko-Baranjska|Pozesko-Slavonska|Primorsko-Goranska|Sibensko-Kninska|Sisacko-Moslavacka|Splitsko-Dalmatinska|Varazdinska|Viroviticko-Podravska|Vukovarsko-Srijemska|Zadarska|Zagrebacka';
city_states['Czech Republic'] = 'Prague (Praha)|Jihocesky|Jihomoravsky|Karlovarsky|Kralovehradecky|Liberecky|Moravskoslezsky|Olomoucky|Pardubicky|Plzensky|Stredocesky|Ustecky|Vysocina|Zlinsky';
city_states['Denmark'] = 'Copenhagen (Kobenhavn)|Arhus|Bornholm|Fredericksberg|Frederiksborg|Fyn|Kobenhavns|Nordjylland|Ribe|Ringkobing|Roskilde|Sonderjylland|Storstrom|Vejle|Vestsjalland|Viborg';
city_states['Estonia'] = 'Harjumaa (Tallinn)|Hiiumaa (Kardla)|Ida-Virumaa (Johvi)|Jarvamaa (Paide)|Jogevamaa (Jogeva)|Laanemaa (Haapsalu)|Laane-Virumaa (Rakvere)|Parnumaa (Parnu)|Polvamaa (Polva)|Raplamaa (Rapla)|Saaremaa (Kuressaare)|Tartumaa (Tartu)|Valgamaa (Valga)|Viljandimaa (Viljandi)|Vorumaa (Voru)';
city_states['Finland'] = 'Helsinki|Aland|Etela-Suomen Laani|Ita-Suomen Laani|Lansi-Suomen Laani|Lappi|Oulun Laani';
city_states['France'] = 'Paris|Alsace|Aquitaine|Auvergne|Basse-Normandie|Bourgogne|Bretagne|Centre|Champagne-Ardenne|Corse|Franche-Comte|Haute-Normandie|Ile-de-France|Languedoc-Roussillon|Limousin|Lorraine|Midi-Pyrenees|Nord-Pas-de-Calais|Pays de la Loire|Picardie|Poitou-Charentes|Provence-Alpes-Cote d\'Azur|Rhone-Alpes';
city_states['Georgia'] = 'T\'bilisi|Bat\'umi|Chiat\'ura|Gori|Guria|Imereti|Kakheti|K\'ut\'aisi|Kvemo Kartli|Mtskheta-Mtianeti|P\'ot\'i|Racha-Lechkhumi/Kvemo Svaneti|Rust\'avi|Samegrelo/Zemo Svaneti|Samtskhe-Javakheti|Shida Kartli|Sokhumi|Tqibuli|Tsqaltubo|Zugdidi';
city_states['Germany'] = 'Berlin|Baden-Wuerttemberg|Bayern|Berlin|Brandenburg|Bremen|Hamburg|Hessen|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|Niedersachsen|Nordrhein-Westfalen|Rheinland-Pfalz|Saarland|Sachsen|Sachsen-Anhalt|Schleswig-Holstein|Thueringen';
city_states['Greece'] = 'Athens|Agion Oros (Mt. Athos)|Achaia|Aitolia kai Akarmania|Argolis|Arkadia|Arta|Attiki|Chalkidiki|Chanion|Chios|Dodekanisos|Drama|Evros|Evrytania|Evvoia|Florina|Fokidos|Fthiotis|Grevena|Ileia|Imathia|Ioannina|Irakleion|Karditsa|Kastoria|Kavala|Kefallinia|Kerkyra|Kilkis|Korinthia|Kozani|Kyklades|Lakonia|Larisa|Lasithi|Lefkas|Lesvos|Magnisia|Messinia|Pella|Pieria|Preveza|Rethynnis|Rodopi|Samos|Serrai|Thesprotia|Thessaloniki|Trikala|Voiotia|Xanthi|Zakynthos';
city_states['Hungary'] = 'Budapest|Bacs-Kiskun|Baranya|Bekes|Bekescsaba|Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen|Csongrad|Debrecen|Dunaujvaros|Eger|Fejer|Gyor|Gyor-Moson-Sopron|Hajdu-Bihar|Heves|Hodmezovasarhely|Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok|Kaposvar|Kecskemet|Komarom-Esztergom|Miskolc|Nagykanizsa|Nograd|Nyiregyhaza|Pecs|Pest|Somogy|Sopron|Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg|Szeged|Szekesfehervar|Szolnok|Szombathely|Tatabanya|Tolna|Vas|Veszprem|Veszprem|Zala|Zalaegerszeg';
city_states['Iceland'] = 'Reykjavik|Akranes|Akureyri|Arnessysla|Austur-Bardhastrandarsysla|Austur-Hunavatnssysla|Austur-Skaftafellssysla|Borgarfjardharsysla|Dalasysla|Eyjafjardharsysla|Gullbringusysla|Hafnarfjordhur|Husavik|Isafjordhur|Keflavik|Kjosarsysla|Kopavogur|Myrasysla|Neskaupstadhur|Nordhur-Isafjardharsysla|Nordhur-Mulasys-la|Nordhur-Thingeyjarsysla|Olafsfjordhur|Rangarvallasysla|Saudharkrokur|Seydhisfjordhur|Siglufjordhur|Skagafjardharsysla|Snaefellsnes-og Hnappadalssysla|Strandasysla|Sudhur-Mulasysla|Sudhur-Thingeyjarsysla|Vesttmannaeyjar|Vestur-Bardhastrandarsysla|Vestur-Hunavatnssysla|Vestur-Isafjardharsysla|Vestur-Skaftafellssysla';
city_states['Ireland'] = 'Dublin|Carlow|Cavan|Clare|Cork|Donegal|Galway|Kerry|Kildare|Kilkenny|Laois|Leitrim|Limerick|Longford|Louth|Mayo|Meath|Monaghan|Offaly|Roscommon|Sligo|Tipperary|Waterford|Westmeath|Wexford|Wicklow';
city_states['Italy'] = 'Rome|Abruzzi|Basilicata|Calabria|Campania|Emilia-Romagna|Friuli-Venezia Giulia|Lazio|Liguria|Lombardia|Marche|Molise|Piemonte|Puglia|Sardegna|Sicilia|Toscana|Trentino-Alto Adige|Umbria|Valle d\'Aosta|Veneto';
city_states['Latvia'] = 'Riga|Aizkraukles|Aluksnes|Balvu|Bauskas|Cesu|Daugavpils|Daugavpils|Dobeles|Gulbenes|Jekabpils|Jelgava|Jelgavas|Jurmala|Kraslavas|Kuldigas|Liepaja|Liepajas|Limbazu|Ludzas|Madonas|Ogres|Preilu|Rezekne|Rezeknes|Riga|Rigas|Saldus|Talsu|Tukuma|Valkas|Valmieras|Ventspils|Ventspils';
city_states['Liechtenstein'] = 'Vaduz|Balzers|Eschen|Gamprin|Mauren|Planken|Ruggell|Schaan|Schellenberg|Triesen|Triesenberg';
city_states['Lithuania'] = 'Vilnius|Alytaus|Kauno|Klaipedos|Marijampoles|Panevezio|Siauliu|Taurages|Telsiu|Utenos';
city_states['Luxembourg'] = 'Luxembourg|Diekirch|Grevenmacher';
city_states['Macedonia'] = 'Skopje|Aracinovo|Bac|Belcista|Berovo|Bistrica|Bitola|Blatec|Bogdanci|Bogomila|Bogovinje|Bosilovo|Brvenica|Cair|Capari|Caska|Cegrane|Centar|Centar Zupa|Cesinovo|Cucer-Sandevo|Debar|Delcevo|Delogozdi|Demir Hisar|Demir Kapija|Dobrusevo|Dolna Banjica|Dolneni|Dorce Petrov|Drugovo|Dzepciste|Gazi Baba|Gevgelija|Gostivar|Gradsko|Ilinden|Izvor|Jegunovce|Kamenjane|Karbinci|Karpos|Kavadarci|Kicevo|Kisela Voda|Klecevce|Kocani|Konce|Kondovo|Konopiste|Kosel|Kratovo|Kriva Palanka|Krivogastani|Krusevo|Kuklis|Kukurecani|Kumanovo|Labunista|Lipkovo|Lozovo|Lukovo|Makedonska Kamenica|Makedonski Brod|Mavrovi Anovi|Meseista|Miravci|Mogila|Murtino|Negotino|Negotino-Polosko|Novaci|Novo Selo|Oblesevo|Ohrid|Orasac|Orizari|Oslomej|Pehcevo|Petrovec|Plasnica|Podares|Prilep|Probistip|Radovis|Rankovce|Resen|Rosoman|Rostusa|Samokov|Saraj|Sipkovica|Sopiste|Sopotnica|Srbinovo|Star Dojran|Staravina|Staro Nagoricane|Stip|Struga|Strumica|Studenicani|Suto Orizari|Sveti Nikole|Tearce|Tetovo|Topolcani|Valandovo|Vasilevo|Velesta|Veles|Vevcani|Vinica|Vitoliste|Vranestica|Vrapciste|Vratnica|Vrutok|Zajas|Zelenikovo|Zeleno|Zitose|Zletovo|Zrnovci';
city_states['Malta'] = 'Valletta';
city_states['Moldova'] = 'Chisinau|Balti|Cahul|Chisinau|Chisinau|Edinet|Gagauzia|Lapusna|Orhei|Soroca|Stinga Nistrului|Tighina|Ungheni';
city_states['Monaco'] = 'Monaco|Fontvieille|La Condamine|Monaco-Ville|Monte-Carlo';
city_states['Netherlands'] = 'Amsterdam|The Hague|Drenthe|Flevoland|Friesland|Gelderland|Groningen|Limburg|Noord-Brabant|Noord-Holland|Overijssel|Utrecht|Zeeland|Zuid-Holland';
city_states['Norway'] = 'Oslo|Akershus|Aust-Agder|Buskerud|Finnmark|Hedmark|Hordaland|More og Romsdal|Nordland|Nord-Trondelag|Oppland|Ostfold|Rogaland|Sogn og Fjordane|Sor-Trondelag|Telemark|Troms|Vest-Agder|Vestfold';
city_states['Poland'] = 'Warsaw|Dolnoslaskie|Kujawsko-Pomorskie|Lodzkie|Lubelskie|Lubuskie|Malopolskie|Mazowieckie|Opolskie|Podkarpackie|Podlaskie|Pomorskie|Slaskie|Swietokrzyskie|Warminsko-Mazurskie|Wielkopolskie|Zachodniopomorskie';
city_states['Portugal'] = 'Lisbon|Aveiro|Acores (Azores)|Beja|Braga|Braganca|Castelo Branco|Coimbra|Evora|Faro|Guarda|Leiria|Lisboa|Madeira|Portalegre|Porto|Santarem|Setubal|Viana do Castelo|Vila Real|Viseu';
city_states['Romania'] = 'Bucharest (Bucuresti)|Alba|Arad|Arges|Bacau|Bihor|Bistrita-Nasaud|Botosani|Braila|Brasov|Buzau|Calarasi|Caras-Severin|Cluj|Constanta|Covasna|Dimbovita|Dolj|Galati|Gorj|Giurgiu|Harghita|Hunedoara|Ialomita|Iasi|Ilfov|Maramures|Mehedinti|Mures|Neamt|Olt|Prahova|Salaj|Satu Mare|Sibiu|Suceava|Teleorman|Timis|Tulcea|Vaslui|Vilcea|Vrancea';
city_states['San Marino'] = 'San Marino|Acquaviva|Borgo Maggiore|Chiesanuova|Domagnano|Faetano|Fiorentino|Monte Giardino|Serravalle';
city_states['Serbia'] = 'Belgrade|Kosovo|Montenegro|Serbia|Vojvodina';
city_states['Slovakia'] = 'Bratislava|Banskobystricky|Kosicky|Nitriansky|Presovsky|Trenciansky|Trnavsky|Zilinsky';
city_states['Slovenia'] = 'Ljubljana|Ajdovscina|Beltinci|Bled|Bohinj|Borovnica|Bovec|Brda|Brezice|Brezovica|Cankova-Tisina|Celje|Cerklje na Gorenjskem|Cerknica|Cerkno|Crensovci|Crna na Koroskem|Crnomelj|Destrnik-Trnovska Vas|Divaca|Dobrepolje|Dobrova-Horjul-Polhov Gradec|Dol pri Ljubljani|Domzale|Dornava|Dravograd|Duplek|Gorenja Vas-Poljane|Gorisnica|Gornja Radgona|Gornji Grad|Gornji Petrovci|Grosuplje|Hodos Salovci|Hrastnik|Hrpelje-Kozina|Idrija|Ig|Ilirska Bistrica|Ivancna Gorica|Izola|Jesenice|Jursinci|Kamnik|Kanal|Kidricevo|Kobarid|Kobilje|Kocevje|Komen|Koper|Kozje|Kranj|Kranjska Gora|Krsko|Kungota|Kuzma|Lasko|Lenart|Lendava|Litija|Ljubno|Ljutomer|Logatec|Loska Dolina|Loski Potok|Luce|Lukovica|Majsperk|Maribor|Medvode|Menges|Metlika|Mezica|Miren-Kostanjevica|Mislinja|Moravce|Moravske Toplice|Mozirje|Murska Sobota|Muta|Naklo|Nazarje|Nova Gorica|Novo Mesto|Odranci|Ormoz|Osilnica|Pesnica|Piran|Pivka|Podcetrtek|Podvelka-Ribnica|Postojna|Preddvor|Ptuj|Puconci|Race-Fram|Radece|Radenci|Radlje ob Dravi|Radovljica|Ravne-Prevalje|Ribnica|Rogasevci|Rogaska Slatina|Rogatec|Ruse|Semic|Sencur|Sentilj|Sentjernej|Sentjur pri Celju|Sevnica|Sezana|Skocjan|Skofja Loka|Skofljica|Slovenj Gradec|Slovenska Bistrica|Slovenske Konjice|Smarje pri Jelsah|Smartno ob Paki|Sostanj|Starse|Store|Sveti Jurij|Tolmin|Trbovlje|Trebnje|Trzic|Turnisce|Velenje|Velike Lasce|Videm|Vipava|Vitanje|Vodice|Vojnik|Vrhnika|Vuzenica|Zagorje ob Savi|Zalec|Zavrc|Zelezniki|Ziri|Zrece';
city_states['Spain'] = 'Madrid|Andalucia|Aragon|Asturias|Baleares (Balearic Islands)|Ceuta|Canarias (Canary Islands)|Cantabria|Castilla-La Mancha|Castilla y Leon|Cataluna|Communidad Valencian|Extremadura|Galicia|La Rioja|Melilla|Murcia|Navarra|Pais Vasco (Basque Country)';
city_states['Sweden'] = 'Stockholm|Blekinge|Dalarnas|Gavleborgs|Gotlands|Hallands|Jamtlands|Jonkopings|Kalmar|Kronobergs|Norrbottens|Orebro|Ostergotlands|Skane|Sodermanlands|Uppsala|Varmlands|Vasterbottens|Vasternorrlands|Vastmanlands|Vastra Gotalands';
city_states['Switzerland'] = 'Bern|Aargau|Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden|Appenzell Inner-Rhoden|Basel-Landschaft|Basel-Stadt|Fribourg|Geneve|Glarus|Graubunden|Jura|Luzern|Neuchatel|Nidwalden|Obwalden|Sankt Gallen|Schaffhausen|Schwyz|Solothurn|Thurgau|Ticino|Uri|Valais|Vaud|Zug|Zurich';
city_states['Ukraine'] = 'Kiev (Kyyiv)|Cherkas\'ka (Cherkasy)|Chernihivs\'ka (Chernihiv)|Chernivets\'ka (Chernivtsi)|Dnipropetrovs\'ka (Dnipropetrovs\'k)|Donets\'ka (Donets\'k)|Ivano-Frankivs\'ka (Ivano-Frankivs\'k)|Izmail (Izmayl)|Kharkivs\'ka (Kharkiv)|Khersons\'ka (Kherson)|Khmel\'nyts\'ka (Khmel\'nyts\'kyy)|Kirovohrads\'ka (Kirovohrad)|Luhans\'ka (Luhans\'k)|L\'vivs\'ka (L\'viv)|Mykolayivs\'ka (Mykolayiv)|Odes\'ka (Odesa)|Poltavs\'ka (Poltava)|Avtonomna Respublika Krym|Rivnens\'ka (Rivne)|Sevastopol\'|Sums\'ka (Sumy)|Ternopil\'s\'ka (Ternopil\')|Vinnyts\'ka (Vinnytsya)|Volyns\'ka (Luts\'k)|Zakarpats\'ka (Uzhhorod)|Zaporiz\'ka (Zaporizhzhya)|Zhytomyrs\'ka (Zhytomyr)';
 
//North America
city_states['Bermuda'] = 'Hamilton|Devonshire|Hamilton|Hamilton|Paget|Pembroke|Saint George|Saint George\'s|Sandys|Smith\'s|Southampton|Warwick';
city_states['Canada'] = 'Ottawa|Alberta|British Columbia|Manitoba|New Brunswick|Newfoundland and Labrador|Northwest Territories|Nova Scotia|Nunavut|Ontario|Prince Edward Island|Quebec|Saskatchewan|Yukon Territory';
city_states['Greenland'] = 'Nuuk (Godthab)|Avannaa (Nordgronland)|Tunu (Ostgronland)|Kitaa (Vestgronland)';
city_states['Mexico'] = 'Mexico (Distrito Federal)|Aguascalientes|Baja California|Baja California Sur|Campeche|Chiapas|Chihuahua|Coahuila de Zaragoza|Colima|Durango|Guanajuato|Guerrero|Hidalgo|Jalisco|Michoacan de Ocampo|Morelos|Nayarit|Nuevo Leon|Oaxaca|Puebla|Queretaro de Arteaga|Quintana Roo|San Luis Potosi|Sinaloa|Sonora|Tabasco|Tamaulipas|Tlaxcala|Veracruz-Llave|Yucatan|Zacatecas';
city_states['United States'] = 'Washington DC|Alabama|Alaska|Arizona|Arkansas|California|Colorado|Connecticut|Delaware|Georgia|Kentucky|Hawaii|Idaho|Illinois|Indiana|Iowa|Kansas|Kentucky|Louisiana|Maine|Maryland|Massachusets|Michigan|Minnesota|Mississippi|Missouri|Montana|Nebraska|Nevada|New Hampshire|New Jersey|New Mexico|New York|North Carolina|North Dakota|Ohio|Oklahoma|Oregon|Pennsylvania|Rhode Island|South Carolina|South Dakota|Tennessee|Texas|Utah|Vermont|Virginia|Washington|West Virginia|Wisconsin|Wyoming';
 
 
function set_country(oRegionSel, oCountrySel, oCity_StateSel)
{
	var countryArr;
	oCountrySel.length = 0;
	oCity_StateSel.length = 0;
	var region = oRegionSel.options[oRegionSel.selectedIndex].text;
	if (countries[region])
	{
		oCountrySel.disabled = false;
		oCity_StateSel.disabled = true;
		countryArr = countries[region].split('|');
		for (var i = 0; i < countryArr.length; i++)
			oCountrySel.options[i + 1] = new Option(countryArr[i], countryArr[i]);
	}
	else oCountrySel.disabled = true;
	oRegionSel.form.saveRegion.value=oRegionSel.selectedIndex;
}
 
function set_city_state(oCountrySel, oCity_StateSel)
{
	var city_stateArr;
	oCity_StateSel.length = 0;
	var country = oCountrySel.options[oCountrySel.selectedIndex].text;
	if (city_states[country])
	{
		oCity_StateSel.disabled = false;
		city_stateArr = city_states[country].split('|');
		for (var i = 0; i < city_stateArr.length; i++)
			oCity_StateSel.options[i+1] = new Option(city_stateArr[i],city_stateArr[i]);
	}
	else oCity_StateSel.disabled = true;
	oCountrySel.form.saveCountry.value=oCountrySel.selectedIndex;
}
 
</script>
</head>
<body>
 
<form>
<input type="hidden" name="saveRegion" value="<%=sRegion%>" />
<input type="hidden" name="saveCountry" value="Austria" />
<input type="hidden" name="saveCity" value="Niederoesterreich" />
 
<select name="region" class="inputReq" onChange="set_country(this,this.form.country,this.form.city_state)">
      	            <option value="">Please select a region...</option>
				<option value="UK">United Kingdom</option>
                  <option value="EU">Europe</option>
                  <option value="USA">United States</option> 
   	              </select>
 
<select name="country" size="1" disabled="disabled" class="inputReq" onChange="set_city_state(this,this.form.city_state)">                
   	              </select>
 
<select name="city_state" disabled="disabled" class="inputReq" onChange="this.form.saveCity.value=this.selectedIndex;">
   	              </select>
 </form>

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Teggert

Change the onload event as follows, and add the function below it. This should work for you.

The key change here is where previously you were changing the actual text of the option;

...
x.options[x.selectedIndex].text = document.forms[0].saveRegion.value;
...

We're now running a function that loops through your options and selects the right one based on text;

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selectOptionByValue(x,document.forms[0].saveRegion.value);
...

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<script>
window.onload=function() {
if (document.forms[0].saveRegion.value==null) return;
  var x = document.getElementById("region");
  selectOptionByValue(x,document.forms[0].saveRegion.value);
  set_country(document.forms[0].region,document.forms[0].country,document.forms[0].city_state)
  var y = document.getElementById("country");
  y.options[y.selectedIndex].text = document.forms[0].saveCountry.value;
  set_city_state(document.forms[0].country,document.forms[0].city_state);
  var z = document.getElementById("city_state");
  z.options[z.selectedIndex].text = document.forms[0].saveCity.value
}
 
function selectOptionByValue(selObj, val){ 
    var A = selObj.options
    var L = A.length; 
    while(L){ 
        if (A[--L].text== val){ 
            selObj.selectedIndex= L; 
            L= 0;
        } 
    } 
} 
 
...

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ASKER

OK that works for the first dropdownlist as I am using the values as the filter, but it doesn't fix the added options in the Country or CIty_State lists as these dont work off values they work off the text.
Forget that last bit I may a slight syntax error relating to the other drop downlists.
You solution works great. Just need tot est a little then I'll award points my friend :)
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Sounds good. Just let me know if there is anything else I can do to help :)