function statel2b($in) {
$stateabb = "";
 switch ($in){
	case "alabama":
		$stateabb = 'al';
                break;
	case "alaska":
		$stateabb = 'ak';
		break;
	case "arizona":
		$stateabb = 'az';
		break;
	case "arkansas":
		$stateabb = 'ar';
		break;
	case "california":
		$stateabb = 'ca';
		break;
	case "connecticut":
		$stateabb = 'ct';
		break;
        case "colorado":
		$stateabb = 'co';
		break;
	case "delaware":
		$stateabb = 'de';
		break;
	case "washington-dc":
		$stateabb = 'dc';
		break;
	case "florida":
		$stateabb = 'fl';
		break;
	case "georgia":
		$stateabb = 'ga';
		break;
	case "hawaii":
		$stateabb = 'hi';
		break;
	case "idaho":
		$stateabb = 'id';
		break;
	case "illinois":
		$stateabb = 'il';
		break;
	case "indiana":
		$stateabb = 'in';
		break;
	case "iowa":
		$stateabb = 'ia';
		break;
	case "kansas":
		$stateabb = 'ks';
		break;
	case "kentucky":
		$stateabb = 'ky';
		break;
	case "louisiana":
		$stateabb = 'la';
		break;
	case "maine":
		$stateabb = 'me';
		break;
	case "maryland":
		$stateabb = 'md';
		break;
	case "massachusetts":
		$stateabb = 'ma';
		break;
	case "michigan":
		$stateabb = 'mi';
		break;
	case "minnesota":
		$stateabb = 'mn';
		break;
	case "mississippi":
		$stateabb = 'ms';
		break;
	case "missouri":
		$stateabb = 'mo';
		break;
	case "montana":
		$stateabb = 'mt';
		break;
	case "nebraska":
		$stateabb = 'ne';
		break;
	case "nevada":
		$stateabb = 'nv';
		break;
	case "new-hampshire":
		$stateabb = 'nh';
		break;
	case "new-jersey":
		$stateabb = 'nj';
		break;
	case "new-mexico":
		$stateabb = 'nm';
		break;
	case "new-york":
		$stateabb = 'ny';
		break;
	case "north-carolina":
		$stateabb = 'nc';
		break;
	case "north-dakota":
		$stateabb = 'nd';
		break;
	case "ohio":
		$stateabb = 'oh';
		break;
	case "oklahoma":
		$stateabb = 'ok';
		break;
	case "oregon":
		$stateabb = 'or';
		break;
	case "pennsylvania":
		$stateabb = 'pa';
		break;
	case "rhode-island":
		$stateabb = 'ri';
		break;
	case "south-carolina":
		$stateabb = 'sc';
		break;
	case "south-dakota":
		$stateabb = 'sd';
		break;
	case "tennessee":
		$stateabb = 'tn';
		break;
	case "texas":
		$stateabb = 'tx';
		break;
	case "utah":
		$stateabb = 'ut';
		break;
	case "vermont":
		$stateabb = 'vt';
		break;
	case "virginia":
		$stateabb = 'va';
		break;
	case "washington":
		$stateabb = 'wa';
		break;
	case "west-virginia":
		$stateabb = 'wv';
		break;
	case "wisconsin":
		$stateabb = 'wi';
		break;
	case "wyoming":
		$stateabb = 'wy';
		break;
  }
return $stateabb;
}