Choosing value in html list

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

Hi again,

I beg the forbearance of all the ‘vastly more knowledgable than I’ folks on this board…

I’m trying to use AS to select a specific choice from a web form list. The html I’m working with is:

Color: red blue green yellow teal purple

I’d like to be able to set this w/o using the mouse, but based on conditions I’m using in the script.

Thanks again for all the invaluable help!

#2

What browser are you scripting?

#3

Safari.

Thanks,

#4

OK. Two ways.

Do Javascript.
http://www.apple.com/applescript/safari/jscript.01.html
Something like… document.getElementByName(‘color’).options[3].selected=true;

Or you could use UI scripting where you tell system events to set the pop-up for you.

I think the javascript would be easier, buy people here who do UI scripting will probably disagree.

#5

Tried a few different Java methods, got a ‘access not allowed’ error…

#6

Color me stupid, still can’t puzzle this one out…

thanks for your ideas,