submit form losing variables

[habs20]

I have a submit form that when the user hits submit returns the results to same page via $PHP_SELF, but the variables set prior to the submit are lost. Here is my submit form:

I want to keep the variables from the URL line

Much thanks

<form action="<? echo $PHP_SELF ?>" method="GET">
<tr>
<td width="35" rowspan="2" height="46"></td>
<td width="135" height="20" valign="middle" align="left"

<font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000060"><b>Search By:</b></font></td>
<td width="150" height="20" valign="middle" align="left"
<font face="Arial" size="2" color="#000060"><b>Enter Account Criteria:</b></fon
t></td>
<td width="75" rowspan="2" valign="middle" align="center
" height="46"><input type="Submit" name="submit" value="Search"></td

                  </tr>
                  <tr>
                    <td width="130" height="26">
                    <select name="where">
                    <option value="1">Account Number</option>
                    <option value="2">Account Name</option>
                    <option value="3">Account Rep</option>
                    <option value="4"selected>List All Accounts</option>

</select>
</td>
<td width="150" height="26"><input name="keyword" size="
19"></td>
</tr>
</form>

[laserlight]

The obvious solution is to set their value attributes as you require, and/or to set the selected option as selected.

[habs20]

just discoverd the answer to all my problems was to use a hidden input type to carry value over

thanks for your help