Can I select a Value in an application drop down selection box by comparing it with a value in an Active Data table

First up, apologies but my VB.net script knowledge is very basic and I do not have anyone 'in-house' to ask these questions. 

I am trying to automate completion of fields in an application 'Wizard' process. 

A lot of the fields in the Wizard need to be a 'selection' in a drop down list.  

I am wondering if I can use the Active Data to 'select' an option in the drop down rather than having the variable in the body of the script.

At the moment I have the ‘selection’ embedded in the script:

       .DomElement("OrigPublisher").DomClick()         >Select the field ‘Orig. Publisher’ and click on it (which will display the drop-down list)

       .DomElement("Imprint1").DomClick()                >Select ‘Imprint1’ and click on it (which will populate the field with Penguin Adult)

Is there a way I can call ‘Imprint1’ from an Active Data table and have it ‘find’ it in the drop-down and select it as I do not want to hold the variable in the script?  

I hope this makes sense and someone out there can help me please?