function setSelectedDropdownText(theSel, textToSelect)
{
   var opt = theSel.options;
   for (var i=1;i<opt.length;i++)
   {
      if (opt[i].text == textToSelect)
      {
         opt[i].selected = true;
         break;
      }
   }
} //end setSelectedDropdown()

function setSelectedDropdownValue(theSel, valueToSelect)
{
   if (theSel != null)
   {
      var opt = theSel.options;
      for (var i=1; i<opt.length; i++)
      {
         if (opt[i].value == valueToSelect)
         {
            opt[i].selected = true;
            break;
         }
      } //end for
   }
   else
   {
      return;
   }
} //end setSelectedDropdownValue()