function SelectIndex (Object,name)
{
  //inputs--Object = a select/options object
  //        name = string to check for
  var i = 0;
  var index = -1;
 
  //selects the index, given the name
  for (i=0; i<Object.length ; i=i+1) 
  {
    if (Object.options[i].value==name) {index=i; break;}
  }

  return index;
}