Drop Down not really being selected

[kabkal]

I have code that will pick a filter for an online report from a drop down list. The option I want is selected, but when the report is run the filter is not actually being used. I talked to the web site designer and there is an onclick being used that updates the page prior to sending the request to the database. Is there someway to emulate this onclick option? Here is the code I am sending:

MSHTML.IHTMLElement el=htm("SELECT" "FundedProgram_cboList" "" "Internet Explorer" 0 0 0x121)
MSHTML.IHTMLSelectElement elsel1=+el
elsel1.selectedIndex=indx
wwhat = elsel1.selectedIndex
if(val(wwhat)=-1) end

The indx is a number that is passed in.

Thanks for all your help as always!