this is what i did for the select
<select name="Anrede" id="Anrede">
<option value="" selected="selected">Auswahl</option>
<option value="Herr" <?php if (!(strcmp("Herr", (ValidatedField("contact","Anrede"))))) {echo "selected=\"selected\"";} ?>>Herr</option>
<option value="Frau" <?php if (!(strcmp("Frau", (ValidatedField("contact","Anrede"))))) {echo "selected=\"selected\"";} ?>>Frau</option>
</select>