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OK, I have two ideas about this:
1) The values in the drop down box that you posted are numerical values. It is possible that the values coming from your spreadsheet are being interpreted as integers or other numeric values and the automation is assuming they are the index to be selected rather than the string. Solution: Make sure that you explicitly format the data in your spreadsheet to be "strings" if they are meant to be strings rather than numerics. This is done by using the ' symbol before the value in the spreadsheet cell.
2) There are other topics on these forums that mention difficulties with recent versions of Chrome and TC not properly selecting values from drop downs. so, if #1 doesn't pan out, I would suggest you contact SmartBear support directly https://support.smartbear.com/message/?prod=TestComplete.
Robert,
Thanks for the input. The example I showed you is one of three drop downs I am no longer able to navigate, both the website and testcomplete were updated at the same time so I don't know which broke what. One of the menus is all text and it does the same thing so I don't think the behavior is a result of a misdirected attempt to select based on index. I went ahead and tried your suggestion all the same but it didn't make a difference. Oh well, guess I will follow your second suggestion now, time to submit a ticket to SmartBear.