// define allowed US States
var usStates = {};
usStates.AL = "Alabama";
usStates.AZ = "Arizona";
usStates.AR = "Arkansas";
usStates.CA = "California";
usStates.CO = "Colorado";
usStates.CT = "Connecticut";
usStates.DE = "Delaware";
usStates.DC = "District Of Columbia";
usStates.FL = "Florida";
usStates.GA = "Georgia";
usStates.ID = "Idaho";
usStates.IL = "Illinois";
usStates.IN = "Indiana";
usStates.IA = "Iowa";
usStates.KS = "Kansas";
usStates.KY = "Kentucky";
usStates.LA = "Louisiana";
usStates.ME = "Maine";
usStates.MD = "Maryland";
usStates.MA = "Massachussetts";
usStates.MI = "Michigan";
usStates.MN = "Minnesota";
usStates.MS = "Mississippi";
usStates.MO = "Missouri";
usStates.MT = "Montana";
usStates.NE = "Nebraska";
usStates.NV = "Nevada";
usStates.NH = "New Hampshire";
usStates.NJ = "New Jersey";
usStates.NM = "New Mexico";
usStates.NY = "New York";
usStates.NC = "New Carolina";
usStates.ND = "North Dakota";
usStates.OH = "Ohio";
usStates.OK = "Oklahoma";
usStates.OR = "Oregon";
usStates.PA = "Pennsylvania";
usStates.RI = "Rhode Island";
usStates.SC = "South Carolina";
usStates.SD = "South Dacota";
usStates.TN = "Tennessee";
usStates.TX = "Texas";
usStates.UT = "Utah";
usStates.VT = "Vermont";
usStates.VA = "Virginia";
usStates.WA = "Washington";
usStates.WV = "West Virginia";
usStates.WI = "Wisconsin";
usStates.WY = "Wyoming";
// draw select list options
function createStatesSelectList(selectedState) {
    for (abbr in usStates) {
        document.writeln('<option value="'+abbr+'"'+(abbr==selectedState ? ' selected="selected"' : '')+'>'+usStates[abbr]+'</option>');
    }
}
//