options_from_collection_for_select

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I have a drop down of country's and I would like the USA to be the first displayed. I have tried:

<select id = "user_w_country" name ="user[w_country]" onchange = "<%=func%>">    <%= options_from_collection_for_select @country, 'id',    'country', :selected => Countrycode.find_by_country('USA').id %> </select>

It doesn't complai9n about the code but it doesn't work either. The documentation for the options_from_collection_for_select says the third argument is a select option, but I am obviously doing something wrong. Any ideas? Thanks,

-S

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Can anyone tell me if am putting the select in the right place?

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If you're going to use options_from_collection_for_select it's probably also worth using the other rails helpers as well.

<%= select_tag "user_w_country", @country, :id, :country, Countrycode.find_by_country('USA') %> <%= observe_field 'user_w_country', :function => func %>

HTH, AndyV