getOptions()[].value is null error

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The following code is giving me a javascript error of getOptions()[].value is null or not an object

That would be on this line:
var myvalue = item.getOptions()[typeItem.getValue()].value;

Does another set of eyes see something I don't - I tried to in the main function var typeItem = 0; but that didn't work then I tried to create a dummy var called flag and had something like this
var flag = item.getOptions()[typeItem.getValue()].value = 0;
but no luck as well - likely/hopefully it's something small I don't see

function autourl()
{

IWEventRegistry.addItemHandler("/pm", "onItemChange", selectedValue);
selectedValue(IWDatacapture.getItem("/pm"));

}

function selectedValue(item)
{

var typeItem = IWDatacapture.getItem("/pm");
var typeIndex = typeItem.getValue();
var typefield = IWDatacapture.getItem("/ByLine_Name");
var myvalue = item.getOptions()[typeItem.getValue()].value;
var mytext = item.getOptions()[typeItem.getValue()].text;
var mylink = "<a href ='/sc?templ=managerBio&id="+myvalue+"'>"+mytext+"</a>";

//window.alert(myvalue);

//window.alert(mylink);

typefield.setValue(mylink);

IWDatacapture.redraw();
}

autourl();

Thanks