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Yes, although there is always one item in a pulldown menu that is always selected, therefore make the first entry a comment type entry:
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"><!-- function validate() { var valid = true, output = ''; if (document.myForm.mySelect.selectedIndex == 0) { valid = false; output = 'Select an entry from the pulldown menu\n'; } if (document.myForm.myText.value.length == 0) { valid = false; output += 'Enter some text in the text area'; } if (!valid) alert(output); return valid; } //--></SCRIPT> <FORM NAME="myForm" onSubmit="return validate()"> <SELECT NAME="mySelect"> <OPTION VALUE="">Pick one: <OPTION VALUE="1">First <OPTION VALUE="2">Second <OPTION VALUE="3">Third </SELECT> <TEXTAREA NAME="myText"></TEXTAREA> <INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT">