Record list question

Hi All.

I have a basic record defined as an array and am displaying it as such on
the .JSP page. Some of the fields I would like to display as a drop down
boxes. One thing I have run into is I can not bind my record var to the
component because it is an array and I get this error message:

The "." operator was supplied with an index value of type
"java.lang.String" to be applied to a List or array, but that value cannot
be converted to an integer.

So to get around this I bound just a stand alone var to the component. But
this gives the issue that what ever the last value that is in the component
with it is loaded is what is there for all records displayed on the page.
It also wont allow me to change that stand alone var into an array itself
and bind it to the drop down box.

Any one have any ideas that I could try to get drop down boxes to work
properly with a record list?

Thanks in advance.