I''ve been trying to figure out how to do this: select_tag ''site_id'', @helpers.options_from_collection_for_select(Site.find(:all, :order=>''name''), ''id'', ''name'', @site_id) The select_tag gets output fine, but the default value isn''t set. @site_id is set in the controller (@site_id = cookies[:site_id]). In the Markaby template ''text @site_id'' shows the value does in fact exist. I suspect it might be related to the @helpers issue, but I''m not sure. Any idea how to make this work? Thanks, John -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.