Why don't you use:
$ie.select_list(...).set($ie.select_list(...).getAllContents[2])

Thanks.
Wesley Chen.
For life, the easier, the better.


On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 11:58 PM, James <jgcpal...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Well, I sort of resolved my own issue by using getAllContents and then
> selecting a value from that array.  Unfortunately, this means if there
> are multiple options with the same value, there is no way to pick any
> of these duplicate options except the first.
>
> Anyone have any idea how to get around this?  Say for example I have a
> dropdown where all options are the same.  How do I pick, say, the 3rd
> option in the dropdown?
>
> Thanks,
> James
>
>
> On Nov 23, 4:43 pm, James <jgcpal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Never mind that last post, it wasn't returning what I thought I was
> > returning.  It looks like I'm running watir 1.6.5.
> >
> > On Nov 23, 4:39 pm, James <jgcpal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Perhaps this is related, or I'm just interpretting it wrong, but if I
> > > do:
> >
> > > gem -v watir
> >
> > > it returns:
> >
> > > 1.3.5
> >
> > > Isn't the newest watir at version 1.6.5?  If I try to update watir, it
> > > tells me there's nothing to update.
> >
> > > Thanks,
> > > James
> >
> > > On Nov 23, 3:52 pm, James <jgcpal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > My computer crashed and I had to reinstall ruby and watir.
> >
> > > > I used to be able to use a command like this:
> >
> > > > browser.select_list(:id, 'mydropdownbox').select_item_in_select_list
> > > > (:index, 3)
> >
> > > > Now, if I do this, every item in the select box gets highlighted, and
> > > > I get the error:
> >
> > > > Watir::Exception::NoValueFoundException in 'XXX'
> > > > No option with :index of "3" in this select element
> > > > ./test/specs/clicker_spec.rb:359:
> > > > ./test/specs/clicker_spec.rb:358:in `each'
> > > > ./test/specs/clicker_spec.rb:358:
> >
> > > > What's going on?  Did something change with this method?  Is there
> > > > something I need to change in my code so that it can select items in
> a
> > > > select list based on index?
> >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > James
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