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'Populate text field in window' takes a long time

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I'm using Power Automate to create a code template in Visual Studio Code. To do that, I simply use these steps

 

Run application: %FilePath%

Wait 1 seconds

Send keys: {Control}({N})

Wait 1 seconds

Populate text field in window: %SomeCode%

 

My problem here is that it takes over 10 seconds (up to 15 at times) for the text to appear and the flow to complete. What's going on here?

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  • MichaelAnnis Profile Picture
    5,727 Moderator on at

    Instead try set clipboard text and just paste the text to that window. Might work faster. 

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