I have the following: <form name="input" method="get" action="http://site:8083/Default.aspx?DC=" target="foo" onSubmit="window.open('', 'foo', 'width=1100 height=500,status=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes')"> <select name="DC"> <option value="1&Type=type1">1</option> <option value="2&Type=type2">2</option> <option value="3&Type=type3">3</option> <option value="4&Type=type4">4</option> <option value="5&Type=type5">5</option> <option value="6&Type=type6">6</option> <option value="7&Type=type7">7</option> </select> <input type="submit" value=">>"/>&nbsp;&nbsp; </form> Basically my querystring should be something like DC=1&Type=type1 the problem I have is that when I click the button above the html screws up the stirng by changing & to %26 and = to %3D How can I make the value stay as I have it in the code above?