Text area from database

hi! Is there a way I can add text from access database to a textarea in a form of an ASP page. I am able to do it on the textfield not textarea & option box. Any idea?

What I tried was :

<textarea name=“placehere” cols=“50” maxlength=“1800” value="<%=rs.fields(“Placethis”)%>"></textarea>

But this doesn’t work!

Aditya