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Entering legacy app data via ThunderRT6TextBox control

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We are trying to automate data input into a legacy system. We have most of it working, but when trying to enter one of the key data fields, it's simply not populating. Power Automate identifies the input box UI element as "ThunderRT6TextBox", and that's what's generated when recording the data entry. However, in the same form the UI element selector also identifies a couple of read-only boxes with the same label, and when the automation runs it seems to select one of those instead of the editable box.

Having done a little research, it appears that a ThunderRT6 control enabled multiple data fields (posts from 2007-2010!).

My question is... Does anyone have any idea how we can select the 'right' box to actually populate it with PA Desktop?

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I suggest trying to modify the selector to find some property that is unique to it.
See this article on how to modify selectors: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/build-custom-selectors

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Thanks for the fast reply. I will investigate that. In the meantime, however, I have identified a simple workaround - of course the tab key moves you between editable boxes, and that got me to the right data entry box with Send Keys :-). I will certainly learn more about investigating selector properties though!

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Send Keys is potentially an unstable solution that should only be used when interacting with the UI elements is impossible. While you got it to work, I strongly suggest you do not let this "temporary workaround" turn into a permanent solution 🙂

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