Burchill, Scott B. writes:

.... I am finding myself doing the following and am sure there is a simpler way to do this.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

<dtml-with bid_records> <dtml-if "_.str(REQUEST.form['selection']) == 'walkon'"> <dtml-with walkon> <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('cur_bidder', bidder)"> </dtml-with> <dtml-elif "_.str(REQUEST.form['selection']) == 'fullhouse'"> <dtml-with fullhouse> <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('cur_bidder', bidder)"> </dtml-with> <dtml-else> <dtml-with snoopy> <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('cur_bidder', bidder)"> </dtml-with> </dtml-if> </dtml-with> If you are sure, that only these values can occur in "selection" (as I expect, as otherwise, it would not be a selection), then you can use:

<dtml-call "REQUEST.set('cur_bidder',_.getitem(REQUEST.form['selection']).bidder)"> Dieter