@BigMoosieJun 01.2005 — #Change both occurances of [I]yourFormHere[/I] to the name of your form. function testRace(){ if (document.forms.yourFormHere.selectrasgroep.options[document.forms.yourFormHere.selectrasgroep.options.selectedIndex].text == "select race"){ alert("select race"); } else{ return true; } }