I have set up several new columns where users select answers to specific questions. This is done by using drop down menus for each column. When I try to modify a record all the answers to the questions return to the initial value set within the menu. How do I use the IF statement within a drop down menu to display the stored answers??

The manual (and icky) way is for each option do:

<%if tag eq 'value'%>selected<%endif%>