Entering Time on a Web Page

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Posted on 11 Sep 2022 11:13:48 by KellyE

I am struggling with entering time fields on a web page.
These are the fields I'm trying to populate

When I used the recorder, these are the steps that were recorded.

When I play back these steps, it just doesn't enter anything in the time fields.
https://youtube.com/shorts/v3bEXAEkdAo?feature=share

I also tried using send keys instead of populate text and it did the same thing.

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VJR 7,635 on 12 Sep 2022 at 03:21:40

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Re: Entering Time on a Web Page

Check if it needs a click before writing values so that the cursor is positioned at the first place in the textbox.

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KellyE 16 on 12 Sep 2022 at 12:44:57

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Re: Entering Time on a Web Page

Thanks for the suggestion. I added an extra "click" on the field prior to trying to enter the time.

If I pause the process, it shows the cursor sitting in the right spot. I tried w/ both send keys and populate text field and it doesn't enter anything. If I stop the process and manually type the time, it accepts it fine.

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ryule 929 Super User 2024 Season 1 on 14 Sep 2022 at 19:43:43

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Re: Entering Time on a Web Page

Instead of using "Populate text field on web page" after the click, use Send Keys (and play with the hardware key toggle within that action)

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VJR 7,635 on 15 Sep 2022 at 03:10:34

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Re: Entering Time on a Web Page

If it works when you stop and manually type it, then it could be possible that it needs some Wait. Maybe the typing by the Flow is happening too fast.

1. So add a Wait after clicking inside it.

2. Then, also try with some pause between each keystroke (using "Delay between keystrokes" of the Send Keys action) https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/actions-reference/mouseandkeyboard#sendkeys

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