// If you have PHP you can set the post values like this
//var postState = '<?= $_POST["state"] ?>';
//var postCountry = '<?= $_POST["country"] ?>';
var postState = '';
var postCountry = '';

// State table
//
// To edit the list, just delete a line or add a line. Order is important.
// The order displayed here is the order it appears on the drop down.
//
var state = '\
United States:AK:Alaska|\
United States:AL:Alabama|\
United States:AR:Arkansas|\
United States:AZ:Arizona|\
United States:CA:California|\
United States:CO:Colorado|\
United States:CT:Connecticut|\
United States:DC:D.C.|\
United States:DE:Delaware|\
United States:FL:Florida|\
United States:GA:Georgia|\
United States:HI:Hawaii|\
United States:IA:Iowa|\
United States:ID:Idaho|\
United States:IL:Illinois|\
United States:IN:Indiana|\
United States:KS:Kansas|\
United States:KY:Kentucky|\
United States:LA:Louisiana|\
United States:MA:Massachusetts|\
United States:MD:Maryland|\
United States:ME:Maine|\
United States:MI:Michigan|\
United States:MN:Minnesota|\
United States:MO:Missouri|\
United States:MS:Mississippi|\
United States:MT:Montana|\
United States:NC:North Carolina|\
United States:ND:North Dakota|\
United States:NE:Nebraska|\
United States:NH:New Hampshire|\
United States:NJ:New Jersey|\
United States:NM:New Mexico|\
United States:NV:Nevada|\
United States:NY:New York|\
United States:OH:Ohio|\
United States:OK:Oklahoma|\
United States:OR:Oregon|\
United States:PA:Pennsylvania|\
United States:RI:Rhode Island|\
United States:SC:South Carolina|\
United States:SD:South Dakota|\
United States:TN:Tennessee|\
United States:TX:Texas|\
United States:UT:Utah|\
United States:VA:Virginia|\
United States:VT:Vermont|\
United States:WA:Washington|\
United States:WI:Wisconsin|\
United States:WV:West Virginia|\
United States:WY:Wyoming|\
Canada:AB:Alberta|\
Canada:MB:Manitoba|\
Canada:AB:Alberta|\
Canada:BC:British Columbia|\
Canada:MB:Manitoba|\
Canada:NB:New Brunswick|\
Canada:NL:Newfoundland and Labrador|\
Canada:NS:Nova Scotia|\
Canada:NT:Northwest Territories|\
Canada:NU:Nunavut|\
Canada:ON:Ontario|\
Canada:PE:Prince Edward Island|\
Canada:QC:Quebec|\
Canada:SK:Saskatchewan|\
Canada:YT:Yukon Territory|\
';

function TrimString(sInString) {
  if ( sInString ) {
    sInString = sInString.replace( /^\s+/g, "" );// strip leading
    return sInString.replace( /\s+$/g, "" );// strip trailing
  }
}

function populateState() {
  var selObj = document.getElementById('stateSelect');
  var foundState = false;
  // Empty options just in case new drop down is shorter
  if ( selObj.type == 'select-one' ) {
    for (var i = 0; i < selObj.options.length; i++) {
      selObj.options[i] = null;
    }
    selObj.options.length=null;
    selObj.options[0] = new Option('','');
    selObj.selectedIndex = 0;
  }
  // Populate the drop down with states from the selected country
  var stateLineArray = state.split("|");  // Split into lines
  var optionCntr = 1;
  for (var loop = 0; loop < stateLineArray.length; loop++) {
    lineArray = stateLineArray[loop].split(":");
    countryCode  = TrimString(lineArray[0]);
    stateCode    = TrimString(lineArray[1]);
    stateName    = TrimString(lineArray[2]);
  if (document.getElementById('countrySelect').value == countryCode && countryCode != '' ) {
      if ( stateCode != '' ) {
        selObj.options[optionCntr] = new Option(stateName, stateCode);
      }
      // See if it's selected from a previous post
      if ( stateCode == postState && countryCode == postCountry ) {
        selObj.selectedIndex = optionCntr;
      }
      foundState = true;
      optionCntr++
    }
  }
}