programmatically select an option in dropdown

[balu435]

Hi friends,

I have an (VBA) application which programatically fills the options in a web page.
I have an dropdown menu whose options are selected during run-time by using a function.Is there anyway by which I can select the option in the dropdown menu programatically ?
If the dropdown menu had its options explicitily mentioned (like <option value="1">1</option>...) I could have used document.form.o bjectname.selec tedindex=n
But here all I have is a function to generate the values in the dropdown menu.
<select name="name" id= "">
print_month_ele ment_drop_down_ menu(1, 12, 2, ' ');
</select>
Is there a wayout to select the desired value programmaticall y?

(I am temporarily using the sendkeys method,but it isnt that gr8 a solution...:-))

Regards,
Balu435

[dmjpro]

i think u r using VB ...

so u better to look for VB forum

[dorinbogdan]

To get a reference to the selected item, you can use this method:
[HTML]var dropdown = document.getEle mentById("dropd ownId");
var item = dropdown[dropdown.select edIndex];
[/HTML]

[acoder]

Also, don't forget to set the id for your dropdown. It is currently empty.

[balu435]

Also, don't forget to set the id for your dropdown. It is currently empty.

hi,
I am writing the code in VBA and the dropdown menu is in an external web page..
I cant fiddle with the HTML code there...
I have submitted the query in VB forum as well..
Thanx for your help..
Balu435

[balu435]

hi,
I am writing the code in VBA and the dropdown menu is in an external web page..
I cant fiddle with the HTML code there...
I have submitted the query in VB forum as well..
Thanx for your help..
Balu435

Hi..
Its working now..
I gave the code as document.form.o bject.selectedi ndex.=n
where n is the index of the required value..
I dont understand if it can get so simple..anyway its working..:-)