Scott Butchill wonders if: "there is a simpler way to do this." Not much simpler, but how about: <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('user_select', ['walkon', 'fullhouse'])"> <dtml-with bid_records> <dtml-in user_select> <dtml-if "_.str(REQUEST.form['selection']) == _['sequence-item']"> <dtml-with "_['sequence-item']"> <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('cur_bidder', bidder)"> </dtml-with> <dtml-elif "_['sequence-index'] == -1> <dtml-with snoopy> <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('cur_bidder', bidder)"> </dtml-with> </dtml-if> </dtml-in> </dtml-with>