Index: doc/howto.txt
==================================================================
--- doc/howto.txt
+++ doc/howto.txt
@@ -81,17 +81,26 @@
 
 
 make a selection drop down
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+;; items is a hierarchial alist
+;; ( (label1 value1 dispval1 #t) ;; <== this one is selected
+;;   (label2 (label3 value2 dispval2)
+;;           (label4 value3 dispval3)))
+
 In view.scm: 
 
 ;;                                   Label   Value visible-str selected
 (s:select '(("World" 0)("Country" 1)("State" 2     "The state" #t       )("Town/City" 3)) 'name 'scope)
 
 Visible str will be shown if provided. Selected will set that entry to pre-selected.
 
+To select a specific entry:
+
+(s:select '(("World" 0 "world" #f)("Country" 1 "country" #t)("State" 2 "state" #f)("Town/City" 3 "town" #f)) 'name 'scope)
+
 In control.scm:
 
 (let ((scope     (s:get-input 'scope))
       (scope-num (s:get-input 'scope 'number))) ;; 'number, 'raw or 'escaped
   ....

Index: misc-stml.scm
==================================================================
--- misc-stml.scm
+++ misc-stml.scm
@@ -10,14 +10,13 @@
 ;;======================================================================
 ;; dumbobj helpers
 ;;======================================================================
 
 (declare (unit misc-stml))
+(use regex (prefix dbi dbi:))
 (use (prefix crypt c:))
-(use regex)
 (use (prefix dbi dbi:))
-
 ;; given a list of symbols give the count of the matching symbol
 ;; l => '(a b c)  (dumobj:indx a 'b) => 1
 (define (s:get-fieldnum lst field-name)
   (let loop ((head (car lst))
              (tail (cdr lst))

Index: session.scm
==================================================================
--- session.scm
+++ session.scm
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@
 ;;  This program is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
 ;;  implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
 ;;  PURPOSE.
 
 (declare (unit session))
-;; (require-library dbi)
-;; (use dbi)
 (use (prefix dbi dbi:))
 (require-extension regex)
 (declare (uses cookie))
 
 ;; sessions table
@@ -237,26 +235,26 @@
   ;; (list (conc "session_key=" (sdat-get-session-key self) "; Path=/; Domain=." (sdat-get-domain self) "; Max-Age=" (* 86400 14) "; Version=1"))) 
   ;; According to 
   ;;    http://www.codemarvels.com/2010/11/apache-rewriterule-set-a-cookie-on-localhost/
 
   ;;  Here are the 2 (often left out) requirements to set a cookie using
-  ;;  httpd-F¢s rewrite rule (mod_rewrite), while working on localhost:-A
+  ;;  httpd-F�s rewrite rule (mod_rewrite), while working on localhost:-A
   ;;
   ;;  Use the IP 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost/machine-name as the
   ;;  domain; e.g. [CO=someCookie:someValue:127.0.0.1:2:/], which says
-  ;;  create a cookie -Y´someCookie¡ with value ´someValue¡ for the
-  ;;  domain ´127.0.0.1$B!m(B having a life time of 2 mins, for any path in
+  ;;  create a cookie -Y�someCookie� with value �someValue� for the
+  ;;  domain �127.0.0.1$B!m(B having a life time of 2 mins, for any path in
   ;;  the domain (path=/). (Obviously you will have to run the
   ;;  application with this value in the URL)
   ;;
   ;;  To make a session cookie, limit the flag statement to just three
   ;;  attributes: name, value and domain. e.g
   ;;  [CO=someCookie:someValue:127.0.0.1] %G–%@ Any further
-  ;;  settings, apache writes an¡ expires¡ attribute for the set-cookie
+  ;;  settings, apache writes an� expires� attribute for the set-cookie
   ;;  header, which makes the cookie a persistent one (not really
   ;;  persistent, as the expires value set is the current server time
-  ;;  %G–%@ so you don-F-F¢t even get to see your cookie!)-A
+  ;;  %G–%@ so you don-F-F�t even get to see your cookie!)-A
   (list (string-substitute 
 	 ";" "; " 
 	 (car (construct-cookie-string 
 	       ;; warning! messing up this itty bitty bit of code will cost much time!
 	       `(("session_key" ,(sdat-get-session-key self)