Can connector pull the info from a dropdown list? If so, I am using UI Automation to pull the info from the screen.
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Hi Chynna,
It depends on the application. I've had success pulling the current value of dropdowns in web pages with both JavaScript and UI Automation methods, for example. However I've also seen an occasion where the way which a particular third-party application was structured did not readily expose what the current value was, so it basically returned either the internal name of the dropdown or a not-at-all delimited list of all of the dropdown values.
In general the best answer to "Can Connector...?"-type questions is to try for yourself with the Test Utility which is available for download from the Support Site. (Product Download Access role required; however purchase of Connector not required.) And be sure to let us know if it works out for you or not.
If JavaScript or UI Automation is not successful, you might also try whether OCR method is successful in obtaining the value of the dropdown, since that method always operates on what is displayed, regardless of the underlying control structure.
Hope this helps!