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I have tried for 2 days to get this button to press. I've changed the selectors at least 15 times. Can anyone offer any help?

I've tried to use "send keys" as a workaround but there's no way to do it as the button is never selected no matter how many times I press Tab. One thing to note is that in my flow, the button is not seen until I send keys to page down. I have a wait of 2 seconds after that is done and then "hit button".

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Hi @Etignor1

I've tried to use "send keys" as a workaround but there's no way to do it as the button is never selected no matter how many times I press Tab
In some applications even if the control has the focus it is not visible to the eye.
So after that TAB try pressing ENTER via sendkeys. At first try it manually and then do it via PAD.

Another option to check is: In your screenshot the button is calling the CreateJacket function on click.
Try using the javascript action of PAD to invoke this function.
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I have gone through the tabs as you suggested but the button is never available.
Unfortunately, I do not know how to use the javascript function. I know how to select it, I just don't know the language needed to be placed.
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I have researched the javascript action in web function and I am positive I have the correct code but nothing is happening in my PAD flow. I can pull up the website, hit F12, go to console, run the javascript and it works. Just not in my flow. The variable result shows as "undefined"
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@MichaelAnnis any suggestions?
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Hi @Etignor1

I was referring to calling the function directly instead of the click event.
Remove the line of code you have written inside the function and mention as below.

function ExecuteScript()
{
CreateJacket();
}

Give some Wait time in PAD before calling the javascript.

Also, are you able to see the actual CreateJacket function inside the html code? Is it a javascript or a vbscript or how it is written exactly.
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None that are concrete, unfortunately. I am horrible at selectors and if the web recorder doesn’t work, I resort to Send Mouse to Image.

Is the button always in the same place on the bottom of the screen? Are the screens always the same size? If so, some combination of Send Keys {Control}({End}) could make sure you were at the bottom. Then you have options. 1) Send Mouse click to positional offset of another selector the does stay the same. Or 2) send mouse click to image.

Best of Luck!
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I tried it and it still didn't work.
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The send mouse click to image worked. I thought I had tried that in the past but I guess not.
So it seems that RPA is just a bunch of guessing until you figure it out. There's no one way to do things, it changes all the time. Am I right?
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You learn a hierarchy of what is easier to set up than others. That just comes with time. Getting specific web elements will be the hardest thing you have to do. Text fields usually work just fine as do buttons, links, and the like, but only if they don't change and it's actually html (unlike an underlying java or something that is **bleep** near impossible). So, I usually try web recorder first, but if that doesn't work or breaks, I look for send keys options such as hotkeys or tabbing to what I need. Last resort is Click on Image.

Thank you for marking the solution. Best of luck!