I have some javascript in a page whereby I can call: alert(document.getElementById("channelnotes").options [document.getElementById ("channelnotes").options.selectedIndex].value ); And get the value in a select box on my page (A very complicated derivation of a select box, which also lets me edit it) I need that value as a parameter in a link_to_remote call from the same page: <%= link_to_remote image_tag("/images/baloon2.gif"), {:url => {:controller => ''channels'', :action => ''speakass''} , :update => ''channelnotesfield''},:title => ''Change whereabouts to what shows in "Notes" (above, right) for the associate listed in the dropdown below'', :type => "submit",:style => "float: left;border-style: ridge; padding: 1px;" %> I want to pass the value obtained in javascript as : document.getElementById("channelnotes").options[document.getElementById ("channelnotes").options.selectedIndex].value to my link_to_remote call -- in other words, in channels.speakass I want to be able to pick up the value of this. I''ve tried it with :with, as : :url =>{:controller => ''channels'', :action => ''speakass''} , with =>document.getElementById("channelnotes").options [document.getElementById("channelnotes").options.selectedIndex].value But that just gives me an error. Can anyone tell me how I can obtain this value in the function I am invoking in my link_to_remote. Thanks, RVince