Getting the text inside <option> tags using IE.au3 functions

[mjbruder]

I need to use IE.au3 functions to get the actual text inside the <option> tags of a dropdown.

So far, I can only get the value by using the following code. Unfortunately, the value does not equal the text that I need.

$oForm = _IEFormGetObjByName ($oIE, "routeListTwoForm" )
$oForm_dropdown = _IEFormElementGetObjByName ($oForm, "fkcallmanagergroup")
$oFormText = _IEFormElementGetValue ($oForm_dropdown)

This will return the value of the <option> tag, but it is just a long string of random characters. What I need is the text.

<option value=aasdlfkjoaienfioaosviohiasdoijhv>I need this text.</option>

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!

[PsaltyDS]

If it's a selection group with options under it, you don't want the value property of the selection, you want the innerText of the option index that is currently selected:

#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IE_Example("form")
$oForm = _IEFormGetObjByName($oIE, "ExampleForm")
$oSelect = _IEFormElementGetObjByName($oForm, "selectExample")
_IEFormElementOptionselect($oSelect, "midipage.html", 1, "byValue")
$iSelIndex = $oSelect.selectedIndex
$oOption = _IETagNameGetCollection($oSelect, "option", $iSelIndex)
$sSelText = $oOption.innerText

ConsoleWrite("Index selected = " & $iSelIndex & "; text = " & $sSelText & @LF)

Edited October 13, 2010 by PsaltyDS

[mjbruder]

That worked great! Thanks!