Thanks for the help.
I tried adding it a variable and am now getting the error message: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '=', expecting ',' or ')' in . . . line 98
which is
$SelectTech_WADATdrill = (get_magic_quotes_gpc()) ? #SelectTech# : addslashes(#SelectTech#);
The URL is:
start.php
use the drop down list.