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<pre><code id="code-20-39284401-1">$(function() {
	$('select[name=&quot;cars&quot;] option[value=&quot;saab&quot;], select[name=&quot;cars&quot;] option[value=&quot;audi&quot;]').attr('selected', 'selected');
});</code></pre>
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$(function() {
	$('select[name="cars"] option[value="saab"], select[name="cars"] option[value="audi"]').attr('selected', 'selected');
});

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That didn't work...Here it is in jsfiddle:<br />
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<a href="http://jsfiddle.net/rXGmc/" rel="ugc">http://jsfiddle.net/rXGmc/</a>
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That didn't work...Here it is in jsfiddle:

http://jsfiddle.net/rXGmc/ [http://jsfiddle.net/rXGmc/]

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I have a SharePoint jquery form that I use in a CEWP and one of the elements on the form is a Multi Selecion element, which is a drop down list that allows for multiple selections. &nbsp;Ex:<br />
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&lt;select name=&quot;cars&quot; multiple&gt;<br />
&nbsp; &lt;option value=&quot;volvo&quot;&gt;Volvo&lt;/optio<wbr />n&gt;<br />
&nbsp; &lt;option value=&quot;saab&quot;&gt;Saab&lt;/option&gt;<wbr /><br />
&nbsp; &lt;option value=&quot;opel&quot;&gt;Opel&lt;/option&gt;<wbr /><br />
&nbsp; &lt;option value=&quot;audi&quot;&gt;Audi&lt;/option&gt;<wbr /><br />
&lt;/select&gt;<br />
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The element needs to be pre-selected with data from a SharePoint list. &nbsp;I have a column called cars and the data is comma dilimited (Saab,Audi).<br />
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So, using spservices and jquery, how do I pre-select the element with &quot;Saab&quot; and &quot;Audi&quot;?<br />
<br />
Thanks for any help or insight you can provide.
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I have a SharePoint jquery form that I use in a CEWP and one of the elements on the form is a Multi Selecion element, which is a drop down list that allows for multiple selections.  Ex:

<select name="cars" multiple>
  <option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
  <option value="saab">Saab</option>
  <option value="opel">Opel</option>
  <option value="audi">Audi</option>
</select>

The element needs to be pre-selected with data from a SharePoint list.  I have a column called cars and the data is comma dilimited (Saab,Audi).

So, using spservices and jquery, how do I pre-select the element with "Saab" and "Audi"?

Thanks for any help or insight you can provide.

Multi Select Option

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