JavaScript

// Let's add it to textarea this time
 $(".cnt").focus(function()
 {
     // Check for the change
     if(this.value == this.defaultValue){
         this.select();
     }
 });

If cnt.Text = "0" Then
          cnt.CssClass = "cnt"
      End If

cnt.CssClass = "cnt"

<select name="Activity">
<?php
$sql = "SELECT Status FROM Activity";
$rs = mysql_query($sql) or trigger_error(mysql_error() . " unable to run query.");
echo "<option></option>";
while($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs))
{
  echo "<option value=\"".$row['Activity']."\">".$row['Status']."</option>\n  ";
}
?>
</select>

<button onclick='addRow();'>Add to Table</button>
<script type='text/javascript'>
	function addRow(){
		//get a reference to the table tbody
		var myTable = document.getElementById('myTable').getElementsByTagName('TBODY')[0];
		//create the table row
		var tr = document.createElement('TR');
		//create the 4 column cells
		var td1 = document.createElement('TD');
		 	td1.innerHTML = '<input class="name" />';
		var td2 = document.createElement('TD');
			td2.innerHTML = '<input class="date" />';
		var td3 = document.createElement('TD');
			td3.innerHTML = '<input class="name" />';
		var td4 = document.createElement('TD');
			td4.innerHTML = '<input class="hours" />';
		var td5 = document.createElement('TD');
			td5.innerHTML = '<input class="name" />';
		var td6 = document.createElement('TD');
			td6.innerHTML = '<input class="name" />';
		var td7 = document.createElement('TD');
			td7.innerHTML = '<input class="description" />';	
		//add the column cells to the row
		tr.appendChild(td1);
		tr.appendChild(td2);
		tr.appendChild(td3);
		tr.appendChild(td4);
		tr.appendChild(td5);
		tr.appendChild(td6);
		tr.appendChild(td7);
		
		//append the row to the table
		myTable.appendChild(tr);
	}
</script>
<table id='myTable'>
	<thead>
		<tr>
			<td>Name</td>
			<td>Date</td>
			<td>Project</td>
			<td>Hours</td>
			<td>Department</td>
			<td>Activity</td>
			<td>Description</td>
		</tr>
	</thead>
	<tbody>
	</tbody>
</table>