[JavaScript] get values from select off of form

I'm fairly new to javascript, anyway I.m trying to pass values from  a select / option off of a form to a js function. Not sure how to do
this have tried several things. Here is the latest, could somebody point me in the right direction.

<SCRIPT language=Javascript >
<!--

function findst(){
stname = this.value;
alert("You have selected " & this.value);
document.frmfindst. action="/ medlns/findst. odb";
document.frmfindst. submit();
}

// -->
</SCRIPT>

<FORM NAME="frmfindst" method="get" >
<SELECT NAME="pick" >
<OPTION value='blk' selected></OPTION>
<option value='01'>ALABAMA< /option>
<option value='02'>ALASKA< /option>
<option value='04'>ARIZONA< /option>
<option value='05'>ARKANSAS </option>
<option value='06'>CALIFORN IA</option>
<option value='08'>COLORADO </option>
<option value='09'>CONNECTI CUT</option>
<option value='10'>DELAWARE </option>
<option value='11'>DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA</option>
<option value='12'>FLORIDA< /option>
<option value='13'>GEORGIA< /option>
<option value='15'>HAWAII< /option>
<option value='16'>IDAHO< /option>
<option value='17'>ILLINOIS </option>
</select><br>

<INPUT type=submit value="Find Loans" name=submit onclick="findst
(document.frmfindst .pick.options
[document.frmfindst .pick.selectedIn dex].value) ">
<INPUT type=reset value="Reset Form" name=reset>
</FORM>

Thanks
 

Hey dear Just go through the following code i had corrected it now it is working
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<SCRIPT language=Javascript >
<!--
function findst(stname) {
alert("You have selected " + stname);
document.frmfindst. action="/ medlns/findst. odb";
document.frmfindst. submit();
}

// -->
</SCRIPT>

<FORM NAME="frmfindst" method="get" >
<SELECT NAME="pick" >
<OPTION value='blk' selected></OPTION>
<option value='01'>ALABAMA< /option>
<option value='02'>ALASKA< /option>
<option value='04'>ARIZONA< /option>
<option value='05'>ARKANSAS </option>
<option value='06'>CALIFORN IA</option>
<option value='08'>COLORADO </option>
<option value='09'>CONNECTI CUT</option>
<option value='10'>DELAWARE </option>
<option value='11'>DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA</option>
<option value='12'>FLORIDA< /option>
<option value='13'>GEORGIA< /option>
<option value='15'>HAWAII< /option>
<option value='16'>IDAHO< /option>
<option value='17'>ILLINOIS </option>
</select><br>

<INPUT type=submit value="Find Loans" name=submit onclick="findst( document. frmfindst. pick.options[ document. frmfindst. pick.selectedInd ex].value) ;">
<INPUT type=reset value="Reset Form" name=reset>
</FORM>