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Power Automate Desktop Click failed (failed to input textbox) error

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Posted on by Microsoft Employee

I have process in Power Automate Desktop, which uses sample manager LIMS software. I need to enter a start date and end date on a form, but I can't capture that field to add the information. As pictured below, the textbox field is empty when I try to type a date while recording the RPA. This date will be dynamic daily. Can anyone help?

 

Robin.Core.ActionException: Falha ao gravar na caixa de texto (erro ao gravar) ---> System.Exception: Element location not found
em Robin.Plugin.UI.UIElement.HoverMouseOverElement(RectangleEdgePointEnum edgePointEnum, Int32 offsetX, Int32 offsetY)
em Robin.Plugin.UI.UIElement.ParametrizedClick(MouseClickTypeEnum clickType, RectangleEdgePointEnum elementRectangleSubsector, Int32 offsetX, Int32 offsetY)
em Robin.Plugin.UI.UIElement.Populate(String text)
em Robin.Modules.UIAutomation.Actions.UIAutomationActionsDispatcher.PopulateTextFieldInWindow(Variant windowSelector, Variant textFieldSelector, Variant textToFillIn, Guid windowId, Int32 automationImpl)
--- Fim do rastreamento de pilha de exceções internas ---
em Robin.Modules.UIAutomation.Actions.PopulateTextFieldInWindow.Execute(ActionContext context)
em Robin.Runtime.Engine.ActionRunner.RunAction(String action, Dictionary`2 inputArguments, Dictionary`2 outputArguments, IActionStatement statement)

 

 

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  • ChristianAbata Profile Picture
    8,953 Most Valuable Professional on at

    hi @andrecordeiro  please try to use another web browser

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @ChristianAbata I've tried this using microsoft edge and google chrome and it didn't work out. Today I use the desktop recorder because my application is not web.

  • joshd111 Profile Picture
    145 on at

    @andrecordeiro  If you can get the focus on that element, maybe using Focus Text Field in Window or sending Tabs to scroll into it, you could use the Send Keys step to send the text.

  • AndreKrCordeiro Profile Picture
    2 on at

    @joshd111 I did what you asked for and the following error occurs:

    Robin.Core.ActionException: A janela não foi encontrada
    em Robin.Modules.UIAutomation.Actions.FocusWindowBase.Execute(ActionContext context)
    em Robin.Runtime.Engine.ActionRunner.RunAction(String action, Dictionary`2 inputArguments, Dictionary`2 outputArguments, IActionStatement statement)

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