how to display already checked checkboxes

Hi -

I am using this code to display an additional field in one of our profile templates:

<tr>
<th class="headrow" colspan="2">#_TPL_UPDATE_cvcvPREF_CTR#
</th>
</tr>
{php}
global $member_additional_fields;
foreach ($member_additional_fields as $field) {
if ('othercountry'==$field['name']) {
$this->assign('othercountry_options', $field['options']);
break;
}
}
{/php}

<tr>
<th><b><label for="othercountry">#_TPL_UPDATE_cvcvPREF_CTRY#{$a_req}</label></b><br />
<div class="small">#_TPL_UPDATE_cvcvPREF_CTRY1#<br />#_TPL_UPDATE_cvcvPREF_CTRY2#</div></th>
<td>{html_checkboxes name='othercountry' options=$othercountry_options checked=$user.othercountry separator='<br />'}
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="headrow" colspan="2">
</th>
</tr>

So ... it works great EXCEPT ... when I return to that profile template, it does not show the previously selected checkboxes. They all appear unchecked. If I view the member profile in the ACP, the selected checkboxes ARE checked.

Thanks for any advice you can offer.

Brian

Oh perfect. Of course, it makes sense. I had gone into the database and seen the entries in the data field of the members table. Thanks.

Brian