function selectOptionByValue(idSelObj, val)
{
    var selObj = document.getElementById(idSelObj);
    var A= selObj.options, L= A.length;
    var itemVal;
//    alert ('idSelObj = ' + idSelObj + ' val = ' + val);        
    while (L) 
    {
        itemVal = A[--L].value;
        if (jQuery.trim(itemVal) == jQuery.trim(val))
        {
            selObj.selectedIndex= L;
            L= 0;
        }
    }
}