$status		= array ();
$status[1]	= 'Foo';
$status[2]	= 'Bar';
$status[3]	= 'Baz';
$status[4]	= 'Spaz';
$status[5]	= 'Hello';
$status[6]	= 'World';


$var	= 'status';
create_radio_options ($var,2,5,$form[$var],$$var, true);

/* outputs:
<input type="radio" name="status" value="2">Bar
<input type="radio" name="status" value="3" selected="selected">Baz
<input type="radio" name="status" value="4">Spaz
<input type="radio" name="status" value="5">Hello
 */

function create_radio_options ($name, $start, $end, $selected, $items, $echo = false)
{
	$buttons = '';

	for ($i = $start; $i <= $end; $i++)
		$buttons .= sprintf('<input type="radio" name="%s" value="%d" %s>%s'."\n", $name, $i, selected($i, $selected), $items[$i]);

	if(!$echo)
		return $buttons;

	echo $buttons;
}