Cannot select option using _IEFormElementOptionSelect

[lkinderman]

When I try to select an option in IE using _IEFormElementOptionSelect, the option does not get selected.  Following is the html:

<SPAN class=a-dropdown-container>
<SELECT id=vxa-ab-reporting-period class=a-native-dropdown name=vxa-ab-reporting-period autocomplete="off" jQuery16405592087982872318="7"> 
<OPTION value=LRD>Last reported day</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=1WK>Last reported week</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=1MA>Last reported month</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=TTM>Last reported 12 months</OPTION> 
<OPTION selected value=WTD>Week-to-date</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=MTD>Month-to-date</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=QTD>Quarter-to-date</OPTION> 
<OPTION value=YTD>Year-to-date</OPTION>
</SELECT>
<SPAN style="MIN-WIDTH: 0.5%" id=vxa-ab-reporting-period class="a-button a-button-dropdown" tabIndex=-1>
<SPAN class=a-button-inner>
<SPAN aria-haspopup=true class="a-button-text a-declarative" role=button tabIndex=0 data-action="a-dropdown-button" jQuery16405592087982872318="29"><SPAN class=a-dropdown-prompt>Week-to-date
</SPAN>
</SPAN>
<I class="a-icon a-icon-dropdown">
</I>
</SPAN>
</SPAN>
</SPAN>
 <SPAN id=vxa-ab-time-period-range>From Sep&nbsp;13,&nbsp;2015 to Sep&nbsp;19,&nbsp;2015
</SPAN>

Here is my autoit code:

$oSelect = _IEGetObjById($oIE,"vxa-ab-reporting-period")
MsgBox(0,"","Find Select error = " & @error)
_IEFormElementOptionSelect($oSelect,"LRD","byValue")
MsgBox(0,"","Select option error = " & @error)

Any help would be appreciated!

[mLipok]

It would be helpful if you say what you see in this two MsgBox.

 

[lkinderman]

Both return 0 for @error.  So it seems that each of the objects are found.

[mLipok]

I think you miss something, focus on this:

_IEFormElementOptionSelect ( ByRef $oObject, $sString [, $iSelect = 1 [, $sMode = "byValue" [, $iFireEvent = 1]]] )

 

[lkinderman]

YES.  You are right.  But now I have fixed and am still having problems selecting my object.  So I have modified my code as follows:

$oSelect = _IEGetObjById($oIE,"vxa-ab-reporting-period")
MsgBox(0,"","Find Select error = " & @error)
$iFoundFormObject = _IEFormElementOptionSelect($oSelect,"LRD",-1,"byValue")
MsgBox(0,"","form element option select LRD = " & $iFoundFormObject)
$iFoundFormObject = _IEFormElementOptionSelect($oSelect,"WTD",-1,"byValue")
MsgBox(0,"","form element option select WTD = " & $iFoundFormObject)
_IEFormElementOptionSelect($oSelect,"LRD",1,"byValue")
MsgBox(0,"","Select option error = " & @error)
$iFoundFormObject = _IEFormElementOptionSelect($oSelect,"LRD",-1,"byValue")
MsgBox(0,"","form element option select LRD = " & $iFoundFormObject)
$iFoundFormObject = _IEFormElementOptionSelect($oSelect,"WTD",-1,"byValue")
MsgBox(0,"","form element option select WTD = " & $iFoundFormObject)

My logic is to see what is selected.  Here is what gets printed:

Find Select error = 0

form element option select LRD = False

form element option select WTD = True

Select option error = 0

form element option select LRD = True

form element option select WTD = False

I'm just not sure why the screen isn't showing this LRD option being selected.

[mLipok]

Did you try "byText" ?

 

[lkinderman]

Yes.  I have tried it.  Here is my code:

$oSelect = _IEGetObjById($oIE,"vxa-ab-reporting-period")
MsgBox(0,"","Find Select error = " & @error)
$iFoundFormObject = _IEFormElementOptionSelect($oSelect,"Last reported day",-1,"byText")
MsgBox(0,"","form element option select Last Reported Day = " & $iFoundFormObject)
$iFoundFormObject = _IEFormElementOptionSelect($oSelect,"Week to date",-1,"byText")
MsgBox(0,"","form element option select Week to date = " & $iFoundFormObject)
_IEFormElementOptionSelect($oSelect,"Last reported day",1,"byText")
MsgBox(0,"","Select option error = " & @error)
$iFoundFormObject = _IEFormElementOptionSelect($oSelect,"Last reported day",-1,"byText")
MsgBox(0,"","form element option select Last reported day = " & $iFoundFormObject)
$iFoundFormObject = _IEFormElementOptionSelect($oSelect,"Week to date",-1,"byText")
MsgBox(0,"","form element option select Week to date = " & $iFoundFormObject)

My output is:

Find Select error = 0

form element option select Last Reported Day = False

form element option select Week to date = True

Select option error = 0

form element option select Last reported day = True

form element option select Week to date = False

 

It looks like when the Last Reported Day option is selected, it doesn't trigger an event.  Any suggestions to make this happen.  What is different about this html that the event wouldn't get triggered?

Thanks!