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<html>
    <head>
        <script type="text/javascript">
            alert('onload');
            document.getElementById('countrynames').addEventListener('change',function(){
                alert('Hello');
            });
        </script>
    </head>

    <body>
        <select size="1" class="inputbox select " name="countrynames" id="countrynames">
            <option selected="selected" value="">- Select an option -</option>
            <option value="1">1</option>
            <option value="2">2</option>
            <option value="3">3</option>
            <option value="4">4</option>
            <option value="5">5</option>
            <option value="6">6</option>
            <option value="7">7</option>
            <option value="8">8</option>
            <option value="9">9</option>
            <option value="10">10</option>
        </select>
    </body>
</html>

<html>
    <head>
        <script type="text/javascript">
            window.onload = function(){
                alert('onload');
                document.getElementById('countrynames').addEventListener('change',function(){
                    alert('Hello');
                });
            }
        </script>
    </head>

    <body>
        <select size="1" class="inputbox select " name="countrynames" id="countrynames">
            <option selected="selected" value="">- Select an option -</option>
            <option value="1">1</option>
            <option value="2">2</option>
            <option value="3">3</option>
            <option value="4">4</option>
            <option value="5">5</option>
            <option value="6">6</option>
            <option value="7">7</option>
            <option value="8">8</option>
            <option value="9">9</option>
            <option value="10">10</option>
        </select>
    </body>
</html>

<head>
    <script type="text/javascript">

        function mload() {
            alert('onload');
            document.getElementById('countrynames').addEventListener('change',function()      {alert('Hello');

            });
        }
    </script>
</head>

<body onload="javascript: mload()">