=================  PHP select.php  ===============

  =========== rows[] =============

<pre>Array
(
    [0] => Bank
    [1] => Linux
    [2] => Map
    [3] => Insurance
    [4] => Utilities
    [5] => Buy/Sell
    [6] => Travel
    [7] => Misc
    [8] => Internet
    [9] => Computer
    [10] => Health
    [11] => Gov
)

// create array of arrays

 for($i=0; $i<count($rows); $i++) {
 	$cats[$i]=array("Category" => strtolower($rows[$i]), "Name" =>$rows[$i]);
 }
 
  echo json_encode($cats);
  
  =======================  JAVASCRIPT ==================
  
  	var request=$.ajax({
		url: "select.php",
		type: "POST",
		data: {category:"category"},
		datatype: "json"
	});

 
//  ====================  REQUEST DONE ==================
  		
request.done(function(retval) { // json string

var cats=retval.split(',');  // convert to object

alert(typeof cats+"\n\n"+cats+"\n");

 ======== RESULT: ALERT SHOWS THIS ====================

type cats .. object

[{"Category":"bank","Name":"Bank"},
{"Category":"linux","Name":"Linux"},
{"Category":"map","Name":"Map"},
{"Category":"insurance","Name":"Insurance"},
{"Category":"utilities","Name":"Utilities"},
{"Category":"buy\/sell","Name":"Buy\/Sell"},
{"Category":"travel","Name":"Travel"},
{"Category":"misc","Name":"Misc"},
{"Category":"internet","Name":"Internet"},
{"Category":"computer","Name":"Computer"},
{"Category":"health","Name":"Health"},
{"Category":"gov","Name":"Gov"}]
 =====================  CREATE OPTIONS ============================

             var ddlCategory = $(".category");
             
            	$(cats).each(function () {          	
                	var option = $("<option />");
 alert(this.name);  // =================== shows 'UNDEFINED'  =====
                	//Set Name in Text part.
                	option.html(this.Name); 
 alert(this.Category); //  ================== shows  'UNDEFINED'  =====
                	//Set Category in Value part.
                	option.val(this.Category);
 
                	//Add the Option element to DropDownList.
                	ddlCategory.append(option);
            });

      
}) // done