[aroj]

Originally Posted by webdev1958

actually, you don't need the first return false;

        
        function validate(){             
            var selO = document.getElementById('merchant');             
            if(selO.selectedIndex == 0){                 
                 alert('You have not made a selection');             
           } else {
                 window.location.href = selO.value;             
           }             
           return false;           
       }

Thanks, I tried with and w/o return false, and there is no improvement.