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How to delete or backspace text in web form

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Hi, I am populating a web form from an excel test list. It works OK for the 1st excel cell. I have a flow which then gets the next excel cell but I have to delete the 1st cell/value in the web form box . otherwise it just adds this 2nd value to the 1st.

I tried sending keys but this will not overwrite the old value. I tried Populate text Field on web page with empty value but I get a 'Failed to write on text field' - that is even with non blank. That is one of the exceptions in the documentation so maybe a problem with the text box.

I can't also 'replace' the 1st value with blank as you cannot replace text with blank. 

 

I have got a workaround by just starting the subflow from the homepage.

 

Any ideas please

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    Hi @jjpreston291 ,

    Not sure I understood your issue correctly, but for deleting text with Send Keys, you should focus element. Beforehand, double check if the window you are sending keys to is currently active, otherwise activate it. Good practice for send keys is to try Ctrl+a key combination, or Shift+Left to select text and then send Backspace/Delete to delete the selected text.

    Do not forget to have some 0.25 second wait between keystrokes, otherwise it might not work correctly.

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