var mlist = new Array();
var ctr = 0;
var ios = 0;
var aos = 0;

function appendOldSchool(theSel, newText, newValue)
{
  if (theSel.length == 0) {
    var newOpt1 = new Option(newText, newValue);
    theSel.options[0] = newOpt1;
    theSel.selectedIndex = 0;
  } else if (theSel.selectedIndex != -1) {
    var selText = new Array();
    var selValues = new Array();
    var selIsSel = new Array();
    var newCount = -1;
    var newSelected = -1;
    var i;
    for(i=0; i<theSel.length; i++)
    {
      newCount++;
      selText[newCount] = theSel.options[i].text;
      selValues[newCount] = theSel.options[i].value;
      selIsSel[newCount] = theSel.options[i].selected;
      
      if (newCount == theSel.selectedIndex) {
        newCount++;
        selText[newCount] = newText;
        selValues[newCount] = newValue;
        selIsSel[newCount] = false;
        newSelected = newCount - 1;
      }
    }
    for(i=0; i<=newCount; i++)
    {
      var newOpt = new Option(selText[i], selValues[i]);
      theSel.options[i] = newOpt;
      theSel.options[i].selected = selIsSel[i];
    }
  }
}