function setSPC(field,area,location){

	//first must nullify all but 1st blank option
	//then will add each new option to be selected from
	var optionCounter; 
	for (optionCounter = 0; optionCounter < document.getElementById(field).length; optionCounter=0) { 
		document.getElementById(field).options[optionCounter] = null;
	}


	if(area == "usa" || area == ""){		
		//set new options for usa states
		document.getElementById(field).options[0] = new Option("(Choose State)","");
		document.getElementById(field).options[1] = new Option("Alabama","AL");
                document.getElementById(field).options[2] = new Option("Alaska","AK");
                document.getElementById(field).options[3] = new Option("Arizona","AZ");
                document.getElementById(field).options[4] = new Option("Arkansas","AR");
                document.getElementById(field).options[5] = new Option("California","CA");
                document.getElementById(field).options[6] = new Option("Colorado","CO");
                document.getElementById(field).options[7] = new Option("Connecticut","CT");
                document.getElementById(field).options[8] = new Option("Delaware","DE");
                document.getElementById(field).options[9] = new Option("District of Columbia","DC");
                document.getElementById(field).options[10] = new Option("Federated States of Micronesia","FM");
                document.getElementById(field).options[11] = new Option("Florida","FL");
                document.getElementById(field).options[12] = new Option("Georgia","GA");
                document.getElementById(field).options[13] = new Option("Guam","GU");
                document.getElementById(field).options[14] = new Option("Hawaii","HI");
                document.getElementById(field).options[15] = new Option("Idaho","ID");
                document.getElementById(field).options[16] = new Option("Illinois","IL");
                document.getElementById(field).options[17] = new Option("Indiana","IN");
                document.getElementById(field).options[18] = new Option("Iowa","IA");
                document.getElementById(field).options[19] = new Option("Kansas","KS");
                document.getElementById(field).options[20] = new Option("Kentucky","KY");
                document.getElementById(field).options[21] = new Option("Louisiana","LA");
                document.getElementById(field).options[22] = new Option("Maine","ME");
                document.getElementById(field).options[23] = new Option("Mariana Islands","MP");
                document.getElementById(field).options[24] = new Option("Marshall Islands","MH");
                document.getElementById(field).options[25] = new Option("Maryland","MD");
                document.getElementById(field).options[26] = new Option("Massachusetts","MA");
                document.getElementById(field).options[27] = new Option("Michigan","MI");
                document.getElementById(field).options[28] = new Option("Minnesota","MN");
                document.getElementById(field).options[29] = new Option("Mississippi","MS");
                document.getElementById(field).options[30] = new Option("Missouri","MO");
                document.getElementById(field).options[31] = new Option("Montana","MT");
                document.getElementById(field).options[32] = new Option("Nebraska","NE");
                document.getElementById(field).options[33] = new Option("Nevada","NV");
                document.getElementById(field).options[34] = new Option("New Hampshire","NH");
                document.getElementById(field).options[35] = new Option("New Jersey","NJ");
                document.getElementById(field).options[36] = new Option("New Mexico","NM");
                document.getElementById(field).options[37] = new Option("New York","NY");
                document.getElementById(field).options[38] = new Option("North Carolina","NC");
                document.getElementById(field).options[39] = new Option("North Dakota","ND");
                document.getElementById(field).options[40] = new Option("Northern Mariana Islands","MP");
                document.getElementById(field).options[41] = new Option("Ohio","OH");
                document.getElementById(field).options[42] = new Option("Oklahoma","OK");
                document.getElementById(field).options[43] = new Option("Oregon","OR");
                document.getElementById(field).options[44] = new Option("Pennsylvania","PA");
                document.getElementById(field).options[45] = new Option("Puerto Rico","PR");
                document.getElementById(field).options[46] = new Option("Rhode Island","RI");
                document.getElementById(field).options[47] = new Option("South Carolina","SC");
                document.getElementById(field).options[48] = new Option("South Dakota","SD");
                document.getElementById(field).options[49] = new Option("Swan Islands","Swan Islands");
                document.getElementById(field).options[50] = new Option("Tennessee","TN");
                document.getElementById(field).options[51] = new Option("Texas","TX");
                document.getElementById(field).options[52] = new Option("Trust Territory of Palau","PW");
                document.getElementById(field).options[53] = new Option("Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands","Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands");
                document.getElementById(field).options[54] = new Option("US Miscellaneous Pacific Islands","US Miscellaneous Pacific Islands");
                document.getElementById(field).options[55] = new Option("Utah","UT");
                document.getElementById(field).options[56] = new Option("Vermont","VT");
                document.getElementById(field).options[57] = new Option("Virgin Islands","VI");
                document.getElementById(field).options[58] = new Option("Virginia","VA");
                document.getElementById(field).options[59] = new Option("Washington","WA");
                document.getElementById(field).options[60] = new Option("West Virginia","WV");
                document.getElementById(field).options[61] = new Option("Wisconsin","WI");
                document.getElementById(field).options[62] = new Option("Wyoming","WY");

                document.getElementById(field).options[63] = new Option("AA","AA");
                document.getElementById(field).options[64] = new Option("AE","AE");
                document.getElementById(field).options[65] = new Option("AP","AP");

        }
	else if(area == "canada"){
		//set new options for canada provinces
		document.getElementById(field).options[0] = new Option("(Choose Province)","");
		document.getElementById(field).options[1] = new Option("Alberta","AB");
		document.getElementById(field).options[2] = new Option("British Columbia","BC");
		document.getElementById(field).options[3] = new Option("Manitoba","MB");
		document.getElementById(field).options[4] = new Option("New Brunswick","NB");
		document.getElementById(field).options[5] = new Option("Newfoundland","NL");
		document.getElementById(field).options[6] = new Option("Northwest Territories","NT");
		document.getElementById(field).options[7] = new Option("Nova Scotia","NS");
		document.getElementById(field).options[8] = new Option("Ontario","ON");
		document.getElementById(field).options[9] = new Option("Prince Edward Island","PE");
		document.getElementById(field).options[10] = new Option("Quebec","QC");
		document.getElementById(field).options[11] = new Option("Saskatchewan","SK");
		document.getElementById(field).options[12] = new Option("Yukon","YT");
	}
	else if(area == "other"){
		//must be other
		//set new options for other
		document.getElementById(field).options[0] = new Option("(Choose Country)","");
		document.getElementById(field).options[1] = new Option("Andorra","Andorra");
		document.getElementById(field).options[2] = new Option("Afghanistan","Afghanistan");
		document.getElementById(field).options[3] = new Option("Antigua and Barbuda","Antigua and Barbuda");
		document.getElementById(field).options[4] = new Option("Anguilla","Anguilla");
		document.getElementById(field).options[5] = new Option("Albania","Albania");
		document.getElementById(field).options[6] = new Option("Algeria","Algeria");
		document.getElementById(field).options[7] = new Option("American Samoa","American Samoa");
		document.getElementById(field).options[8] = new Option("Netherland Antilles","Netherland Antilles");
		document.getElementById(field).options[9] = new Option("Angola","Angola");
		document.getElementById(field).options[10] = new Option("Antarctica","Antarctica");
		document.getElementById(field).options[11] = new Option("Argentina","Argentina");
		document.getElementById(field).options[12] = new Option("Armenia","Armenia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[13] = new Option("Austria","Austria");
		document.getElementById(field).options[14] = new Option("Australia","Australia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[15] = new Option("Aruba","Aruba");
		document.getElementById(field).options[16] = new Option("Azerbaidjan","Azerbaidjan");
		document.getElementById(field).options[17] = new Option("Bosnia-Herzegovina","Bosnia-Herzegovina");
		document.getElementById(field).options[18] = new Option("Barbados","Barbados");
		document.getElementById(field).options[19] = new Option("Banglades","Banglades");
		document.getElementById(field).options[20] = new Option("Belgium","Belgium");
		document.getElementById(field).options[21] = new Option("Burkina Faso","Burkina Faso");
		document.getElementById(field).options[22] = new Option("Bulgaria","Bulgaria");
		document.getElementById(field).options[23] = new Option("Bahrain","Bahrain");
		document.getElementById(field).options[24] = new Option("Burundi","Burundi");
		document.getElementById(field).options[25] = new Option("Benin","Benin");
		document.getElementById(field).options[26] = new Option("Bermuda","Bermuda");
		document.getElementById(field).options[27] = new Option("Brunei Darussalam","Brunei Darussalam");
		document.getElementById(field).options[28] = new Option("Bolivia","Bolivia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[29] = new Option("Brazil","Brazil");
		document.getElementById(field).options[30] = new Option("Bahamas","Bahamas");
		document.getElementById(field).options[31] = new Option("Buthan","Buthan");
		document.getElementById(field).options[32] = new Option("Bouvet Island","Bouvet Island");
		document.getElementById(field).options[33] = new Option("Botswana","Botswana");
		document.getElementById(field).options[34] = new Option("Belarus","Belarus");
		document.getElementById(field).options[35] = new Option("Belize","Belize");
		document.getElementById(field).options[36] = new Option("Cambodia","Cambodia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[37] = new Option("Cayman Islands","Cayman Islands");
		document.getElementById(field).options[38] = new Option("Cocos Islands","Cocos Islands");
		document.getElementById(field).options[39] = new Option("Central African Republic","Central African Republic");
		document.getElementById(field).options[40] = new Option("Chad","Chad");
		document.getElementById(field).options[41] = new Option("Comoros","Comoros");
		document.getElementById(field).options[42] = new Option("Congo","Congo");
		document.getElementById(field).options[43] = new Option("Cook Islands","Cook Islands");
		document.getElementById(field).options[44] = new Option("Chile","Chile");
		document.getElementById(field).options[45] = new Option("Cameroon","Cameroon");
		document.getElementById(field).options[46] = new Option("China","China");
		document.getElementById(field).options[47] = new Option("Colombia","Colombia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[48] = new Option("Costa Rica","Costa Rica");
		document.getElementById(field).options[49] = new Option("Croatia","Croatia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[50] = new Option("Czechoslovakia","Czechoslovakia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[51] = new Option("Cuba","Cuba");
		document.getElementById(field).options[52] = new Option("Cape Verde","Cape Verde");
		document.getElementById(field).options[53] = new Option("Christmas Island","Christmas Island");
		document.getElementById(field).options[54] = new Option("Cyprus","Cyprus");
		document.getElementById(field).options[55] = new Option("Czech Republic","Czech Republic");
		document.getElementById(field).options[56] = new Option("Djibouti","Djibouti");
		document.getElementById(field).options[57] = new Option("Denmark","Denmark");
		document.getElementById(field).options[58] = new Option("Dominica","Dominica");
		document.getElementById(field).options[59] = new Option("Dominican Republic","Dominican Republic");
		document.getElementById(field).options[60] = new Option("Ecuador","Ecuador");
		document.getElementById(field).options[61] = new Option("Estonia","Estonia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[62] = new Option("Egypt","Egypt");
		document.getElementById(field).options[63] = new Option("Western Sahara","Western Sahara");
		document.getElementById(field).options[64] = new Option("Spain","Spain");
		document.getElementById(field).options[65] = new Option("East Timor","East Timor");
		document.getElementById(field).options[66] = new Option("Ethiopia","Ethiopia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[67] = new Option("Finland","Finland");
		document.getElementById(field).options[68] = new Option("Fiji","Fiji");
		document.getElementById(field).options[69] = new Option("Falkland Islands (Malvinas)","Falkland Islands (Malvinas)");
		document.getElementById(field).options[70] = new Option("Faroe Islands","Faroe Islands");
		document.getElementById(field).options[71] = new Option("France","France");
		document.getElementById(field).options[72] = new Option("France (European Territory)","France (European Territory)");
		document.getElementById(field).options[73] = new Option("Gabon","Gabon");
		document.getElementById(field).options[74] = new Option("Germany","Germany");
		document.getElementById(field).options[75] = new Option("Great Britain","Great Britain");
		document.getElementById(field).options[76] = new Option("Grenada","Grenada");
		document.getElementById(field).options[77] = new Option("Georgia","Georgia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[78] = new Option("Ghana","Ghana");
		document.getElementById(field).options[79] = new Option("Gibraltar","Gibraltar");
		document.getElementById(field).options[80] = new Option("Greenland","Greenland");
		document.getElementById(field).options[81] = new Option("Guadeloupe (French)","Guadeloupe (French)");
		document.getElementById(field).options[82] = new Option("Equatorial Guinea","Equatorial Guinea");
		document.getElementById(field).options[83] = new Option("Guyana (French)","Guyana (French)");
		document.getElementById(field).options[84] = new Option("Gambia","Gambia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[85] = new Option("Guinea","Guinea");
		document.getElementById(field).options[86] = new Option("Greece","Greece");
		document.getElementById(field).options[87] = new Option("Guatemala","Guatemala");
		document.getElementById(field).options[88] = new Option("Guinea Bissau","Guinea Bissau");
		document.getElementById(field).options[89] = new Option("Guyana","Guyana");
		document.getElementById(field).options[90] = new Option("Hong Kong","Hong Kong");
		document.getElementById(field).options[91] = new Option("Heard and McDonald Islands","Heard and McDonald Islands");
		document.getElementById(field).options[92] = new Option("Honduras","Honduras");
		document.getElementById(field).options[93] = new Option("Haiti","Haiti");
		document.getElementById(field).options[94] = new Option("Hungary","Hungary");
		document.getElementById(field).options[95] = new Option("British Indian Ocean Territory","British Indian Ocean Territory");
		document.getElementById(field).options[96] = new Option("Iceland","Iceland");
		document.getElementById(field).options[97] = new Option("India","India");
		document.getElementById(field).options[98] = new Option("Indonesia","Indonesia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[99] = new Option("Iran","Iran");
		document.getElementById(field).options[100] = new Option("Iraq","Iraq");
		document.getElementById(field).options[101] = new Option("Ireland","Ireland");
		document.getElementById(field).options[102] = new Option("Israel","Israel");
		document.getElementById(field).options[103] = new Option("Italy","Italy");
		document.getElementById(field).options[104] = new Option("Ivory Coast","Ivory Coast");
		document.getElementById(field).options[105] = new Option("Jamaica","Jamaica");
		document.getElementById(field).options[106] = new Option("Jordan","Jordan");
		document.getElementById(field).options[107] = new Option("Japan","Japan");
		document.getElementById(field).options[108] = new Option("Kenya","Kenya");
		document.getElementById(field).options[109] = new Option("Kirgistan","Kirgistan");
		document.getElementById(field).options[110] = new Option("Kiribati","Kiribati");
		document.getElementById(field).options[111] = new Option("Saint Kitts Nevis Anguilla","Saint Kitts Nevis Anguilla");
		document.getElementById(field).options[112] = new Option("North Korea","North Korea");
		document.getElementById(field).options[113] = new Option("South Korea","South Korea");
		document.getElementById(field).options[114] = new Option("Kuwait","Kuwait");
		document.getElementById(field).options[115] = new Option("Kazachstan","Kazachstan");
		document.getElementById(field).options[116] = new Option("Laos","Laos");
		document.getElementById(field).options[117] = new Option("Lebanon","Lebanon");
		document.getElementById(field).options[118] = new Option("Liechtenstein","Liechtenstein");
		document.getElementById(field).options[119] = new Option("Liberia","Liberia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[120] = new Option("Lesotho","Lesotho");
		document.getElementById(field).options[121] = new Option("Lithuania","Lithuania");
		document.getElementById(field).options[122] = new Option("Luxembourg","Luxembourg");
		document.getElementById(field).options[123] = new Option("Latvia","Latvia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[124] = new Option("Libya","Libya");
		document.getElementById(field).options[125] = new Option("Macau","Macau");
		document.getElementById(field).options[126] = new Option("Madagascar","Madagascar");
		document.getElementById(field).options[127] = new Option("Malawi","Malawi");
		document.getElementById(field).options[128] = new Option("Malaysia","Malaysia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[129] = new Option("Maldives","Maldives");
		document.getElementById(field).options[130] = new Option("Mali","Mali");
		document.getElementById(field).options[131] = new Option("Malta","Malta");
		document.getElementById(field).options[132] = new Option("Mauritania","Mauritania");
		document.getElementById(field).options[133] = new Option("Mauritius","Mauritius");
		document.getElementById(field).options[134] = new Option("Northern Mariana Islands","Northern Mariana Islands");
		document.getElementById(field).options[135] = new Option("Marshall Islands","Marshall Islands");
		document.getElementById(field).options[136] = new Option("Martinique (French)","Martinique (French)");
		document.getElementById(field).options[137] = new Option("Mexico","Mexico");
		document.getElementById(field).options[138] = new Option("Micronesia","Micronesia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[139] = new Option("Moldavia","Moldavia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[140] = new Option("Monaco","Monaco");
		document.getElementById(field).options[141] = new Option("Morocco","Morocco");
		document.getElementById(field).options[142] = new Option("Mongolia","Mongolia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[143] = new Option("Montserrat","Montserrat");
		document.getElementById(field).options[144] = new Option("Mozambique","Mozambique");
		document.getElementById(field).options[145] = new Option("Myanmar","Myanmar");
		document.getElementById(field).options[146] = new Option("Namibia","Namibia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[147] = new Option("Nauru","Nauru");
		document.getElementById(field).options[148] = new Option("Nepal","Nepal");
		document.getElementById(field).options[149] = new Option("Netherlands","Netherlands");
		document.getElementById(field).options[150] = new Option("Netherland Antilles","Netherland Antilles");
		document.getElementById(field).options[151] = new Option("Neutral Zone","Neutral Zone");
		document.getElementById(field).options[152] = new Option("New Caledonia (French)","New Caledonia (French)");
		document.getElementById(field).options[153] = new Option("New Zealand","New Zealand");
		document.getElementById(field).options[154] = new Option("Nicaragua","Nicaragua");
		document.getElementById(field).options[155] = new Option("Niger","Niger");
		document.getElementById(field).options[156] = new Option("Nigeria","Nigeria");
		document.getElementById(field).options[157] = new Option("Niue","Niue");
		document.getElementById(field).options[158] = new Option("Norfolk Island","Norfolk Island");
		document.getElementById(field).options[159] = new Option("Norway","Norway");
		document.getElementById(field).options[160] = new Option("Oman","Oman");
		document.getElementById(field).options[161] = new Option("Pakistan","Pakistan");
		document.getElementById(field).options[162] = new Option("Palau","Palau");
		document.getElementById(field).options[163] = new Option("Palestine","Palestine");
		document.getElementById(field).options[164] = new Option("Panama","Panama");
		document.getElementById(field).options[165] = new Option("Papua New","Papua New");
		document.getElementById(field).options[166] = new Option("Paraguay","Paraguay");
		document.getElementById(field).options[167] = new Option("Peru","Peru");
		document.getElementById(field).options[168] = new Option("Polynesia (French)","Polynesia (French)");
		document.getElementById(field).options[169] = new Option("Philippines","Philippines");
		document.getElementById(field).options[170] = new Option("Poland","Poland");
		document.getElementById(field).options[171] = new Option("Pitcairn","Pitcairn");
		document.getElementById(field).options[172] = new Option("Portugal","Portugal");
		document.getElementById(field).options[173] = new Option("Qatar","Qatar");
		document.getElementById(field).options[174] = new Option("Reunion (French)","Reunion (French)");
		document.getElementById(field).options[175] = new Option("Romania","Romania");
		//document.getElementById(field).options[176] = new Option("Russian Federation","Russian Federation");
		document.getElementById(field).options[176] = new Option("Russia","Russia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[177] = new Option("Rwanda","Rwanda");
		document.getElementById(field).options[178] = new Option("Saint Helena","Saint Helena");
		document.getElementById(field).options[179] = new Option("Saint Lucia","Saint Lucia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[180] = new Option("Saint Pierre and Miquelon","Saint Pierre and Miquelon");
		document.getElementById(field).options[181] = new Option("Saint Tome and Principe","Saint Tome and Principe");
		document.getElementById(field).options[182] = new Option("Samoa","Samoa");
		document.getElementById(field).options[183] = new Option("San Marino","San Marino");
		document.getElementById(field).options[184] = new Option("Saudi Arabia","Saudi Arabia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[185] = new Option("Senegal","Senegal");
		document.getElementById(field).options[186] = new Option("Serbia and Montenegro","Serbia and Montenegro");
		document.getElementById(field).options[187] = new Option("Seychelles","Seychelles");
		document.getElementById(field).options[188] = new Option("Sierra Leone","Sierra Leone");
		document.getElementById(field).options[189] = new Option("Singapore","Singapore");
		document.getElementById(field).options[190] = new Option("Slovak Republic","Slovak Republic");
		document.getElementById(field).options[191] = new Option("Slovenia","Slovenia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[192] = new Option("Solomon Islands","Solomon Islands");
		document.getElementById(field).options[193] = new Option("Somalia","Somalia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[194] = new Option("South Africa","South Africa");
		document.getElementById(field).options[195] = new Option("Soviet Union (Former)","Former Soviet Union");
		document.getElementById(field).options[196] = new Option("Sri Lanka","Sri Lanka");
		document.getElementById(field).options[197] = new Option("Sudan","Sudan");
		document.getElementById(field).options[198] = new Option("Suriname","Suriname");
		document.getElementById(field).options[199] = new Option("Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands","Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands");
		document.getElementById(field).options[200] = new Option("Sweden","Sweden");
		document.getElementById(field).options[201] = new Option("El Salvador","El Salvador");
		document.getElementById(field).options[202] = new Option("Syria","Syria");
		document.getElementById(field).options[203] = new Option("Swaziland","Swaziland");
		document.getElementById(field).options[204] = new Option("Switzerland","Switzerland");
		document.getElementById(field).options[205] = new Option("Tadjikistan","Tadjikistan");
		document.getElementById(field).options[206] = new Option("Taiwan","Taiwan");
		document.getElementById(field).options[207] = new Option("Tanzania","Tanzania");
		document.getElementById(field).options[208] = new Option("Thailand","Thailand");
		document.getElementById(field).options[209] = new Option("East Timor","East Timor");
		document.getElementById(field).options[210] = new Option("Togo","Togo");
		document.getElementById(field).options[211] = new Option("Tokelau","Tokelau");
		document.getElementById(field).options[212] = new Option("Tonga","Tonga");
		document.getElementById(field).options[213] = new Option("Trinidad and Tobago","Trinidad and Tobago");
		document.getElementById(field).options[214] = new Option("Tunisia","Tunisia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[215] = new Option("Turkmenistan","Turkmenistan");
		document.getElementById(field).options[216] = new Option("Turks and Caicos Islands","Turks and Caicos Islands");
		document.getElementById(field).options[217] = new Option("Turkey","Turkey");
		document.getElementById(field).options[218] = new Option("Tuvalu","Tuvalu");
		document.getElementById(field).options[219] = new Option("Ukraine","Ukraine");
		document.getElementById(field).options[220] = new Option("Uganda","Uganda");
		document.getElementById(field).options[221] = new Option("United Arab Emirates","United Arab Emirates");
		document.getElementById(field).options[222] = new Option("Uruguay","Uruguay");
		document.getElementById(field).options[223] = new Option("Uzbekistan","Uzbekistan");
		document.getElementById(field).options[224] = new Option("Vatican City State","Vatican City State");
		document.getElementById(field).options[225] = new Option("Saint Vincent and Grenadines","Saint Vincent and Grenadines");
		document.getElementById(field).options[226] = new Option("Venezuela","Venezuela");
		document.getElementById(field).options[227] = new Option("Virgin Islands (British)","Virgin Islands (British)");
		document.getElementById(field).options[228] = new Option("Vietnam","Vietnam");
		document.getElementById(field).options[229] = new Option("Vanuatu","Vanuatu");
		document.getElementById(field).options[230] = new Option("Wallis and Futuna Islands","Wallis and Futuna Islands");
		document.getElementById(field).options[231] = new Option("Yemen","Yemen");
		document.getElementById(field).options[232] = new Option("Zambia","Zambia");
		document.getElementById(field).options[233] = new Option("Zaire","Zaire");
		document.getElementById(field).options[234] = new Option("Zimbabwe","Zimbabwe");
	}
	
	//set selected index if location is defined
        for (optionCounter = 0; optionCounter < document.getElementById(field).length; optionCounter++) { 
		if (location == document.getElementById(field).options[optionCounter].value){
			//this is selected index
			document.getElementById(field).selectedIndex = optionCounter;
			break;			
		}		
	}

}
	
function processAreaChange(field,area){
	//if area.options[area.selectedIndex].value == "other"
	//set spc's values to be countries
	//else if it == usa set spc's values to be states
	//else set spc's values to be provinces
	
	//this would be either usa, canada, other
	var area_val = area.options[area.selectedIndex].value;
	//this will be 0, 1, 2
	var area_sel_i = area.selectedIndex;
	 
	setSPC(field,area_val,'');
}

function formSetSelected(field, val) {
	for (optionCounter = 0; optionCounter < document.getElementById(field).length; optionCounter++) { 
		if (val == document.getElementById(field).options[optionCounter].value){
			//this is selected index
			document.getElementById(field).selectedIndex = optionCounter;
			break;
		}		
	}
}