How can I put a drop-down list in a form question field?

Hi, what do i do with the QSF file? Sorry, new to Qualtrics I need to add a drop down list to a form question as well. please help!

This code works beautifully!
I am wondering if it is possible to combine this with some code for a default choice based on an embedded data field?
For example, the code below works for a a standard drop-down question:
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnReady(function()
{
/*Adds default to dropdown question choice based on embedded field*/
var select = jQuery("#"+this.questionId+" select");
if("${e://Field/track}" == "Alt 1") select.val("1");
if("${e://Field/track}" == "Alt 2") select.val("2");
if("${e://Field/track}" == "Alt 3") select.val("3");
if("${e://Field/track}" == "Alt 4") select.val("4");
if("${e://Field/track}" == "Alt 5") select.val("5");

});

Would there be a way to combine it with the code to add a dropdown to a form question? (I am adding the code shared in this thread below for convenience so people don't have to download and import the qsf file)
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnReady(function()
{
/*Creates dropdown lists for form text entry boxes*/
var that=this.questionId;
var element="Entry 1 Entry 2Entry 3Entry 4Entry 5";
  jQuery(element).insertAfter("#"+that+" .InputText:eq(2)");

  jQuery("#"+that+" .InputText:eq(2)").hide();
  jQuery("#"+that+" .InputText:eq(2)").val(jQuery("#s1 option:selected").text());

  jQuery("#s1").on('change',function(){
  jQuery("#"+that+" .InputText:eq(2)").val(jQuery("#s1 option:selected").text());
  });

});

Any help is much appreciated!

dkennedy sorry, misread your question. The .InputText:eq(1) indicates the SECOND item on the form to have the dropdown; likewise the (2) indicates the THIRD item on the form. Be sure to also indicate with the S1 and S2 you see throughout the code, as well.

I created a form field that is using javascript from the community link below. It is working great when I tested it on the original question (meaning the options show up and I can select the right ones). I am re-using this question multiple times in the survey and so I just duplicated the question (which also worked great to display the response).
When I checked the response data I noticed that the additional questions are displaying what was recorded in the 1st question and not in the subsequent responses. (i.e. I select age of child 1 (1st question)=10, 2nd child (2nd question)=15. The fields generate the correct answers in the survey, but the response data in Data & Analysis only shows age=10 for both child 1 & 2.
These are all listed on the same page and expand from child 1 up to child 10 (depending on how many children the person selected in previous question)
I assume there is something I need to change for each question so that the response data, piped text, and future embedded data knows what was in the field of each question and doesn't reference the 1st response choices. I'm still a pretty new person to javascript, so any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks.

Can you give me some instruction?  I’m wondering if my institution doesn’t have a full license because I can’t see anything in Look and Feel to make these changes.

Thanks.  Unfortunately my layout option is grayed out so I assume we don’t have a full software license.  

Hello @uhrxx005, would you please be able to re-upload this QSF as a zip file for all new users who view this post? 🙂

@matthewlegge @jtherien, it seems that this file has been removed. Let’s hope the user is willing and able to re-upload the file as a zip file for you to download.

It’s possible I’m missing something because I’m new to the community side of Qualtrics, but where is the QSF file linked?  

where can i find the QSF? 

Great solution! I adapted this code to fit a use case that uses a constant sum w/total.
I was wondering if there is a way to retain the user's choice after a validation error message is presented?
For ex: There are 2 boxes and a total field, the validation is set such that the total must be equal to a 100.
If box 1 equals 50, box 2 equals 10, the validation fails and the user's choices are reset to null. Is there a way to retain their choices if the validation fails?

I have a follow up on this - it seems that once the page containing the form/drop down question is submitted, the selection disappears. If using a back button, or even on a summary page at the end of the survey, these lines are blank. How do I keep them without using embedded data? (i.e. it needs to populate on the summary page)