how to select value from a drop down using Selenium IDE

Question

I am using Selenium IDE for the first and has no knowledge of automation scripting. So far i am able to manage using IDE but one issue is I am not able to select a value from dr

Answer 1

a quick and dirty javascript starting point:

  
    Apple
    Orange
    Pineapple
    Banana
  


click me

and the (somewhat) corresponding seleniumIDE runScript command:

command

runScript

target:

document.getElementById("myDropdown").selectedIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * (document.getElementById("myDropdown").options.length-1))+1);

The +1 at the end is entirely optional: I've included it to prevent seleniumIDE from selecting the first