Drop Downs

[KRM240_]

Question on drop downs:

How does one PRE set a drop down list value with a set choice. (ie: not changing the raw data behind the drop down but choosing one value to initially display - eg: select the current yr within a group of years)

Interested in knowing how to set using

  specific text within the list

  specific value of the text selected

[Former Community Member]

In the Object palette on the Value tab there is a Default dropdown that will have all of the values that you have available for the DD. You can set an initial value there.

Paul

[KRM240_]

Sorry - should have been more explicit

Would like to set these values using JS and if possible, by using either the text value or the hidden value..

[Former Community Member · Accepted solution]

It is no different than setting a field.

DDlist.rawValue = "Value you want to set"

Paul

[Former Community Member]

The attached sets the current value of a year drop-down list based upon the current date.

Steve

[KRM240_]

Thanks all

from the example I could see what I was doing wrong

I found that you need to set the DD.rawValue = to the hidden value that you want, not the Display value (assuming that the 2 are different)