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Hello World

I have a Desktop-flow,
where I iterate through a HTML table,
I go through column Notes,
one cell by one cell.

I iterate the column in a loop.

It can be 0,1 or many rows (=cells) in the column.
I can use "Display message" action to show each cell one-by-one.


B U T 

How do I send a double-click in each cell ?
One cell shall give one double-click.

For example:
"Approved on ***, 05.06" > double-click on that text. > continue to next row/cell
"Status Marked: Scheduled by *** Application Service"  > double-click on that text. > continue to next row/cell
"blg08 approved the change request with rationale: "   > double-click on that text. > continue to next row/cell
and so on
and so on
and so on
until there is no more rows (=cells).

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    eetuRobo Profile Picture
    4,522 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    You can use Click link on web page -action since it sounds like you are automating website. (It doesn't need to be a link that the action clicks for it to work)
    Or try with Click UI element in window or Send mouse click when you have first used "Hover mouse over element" -action


    You will need to modify the Selector for the data table cell element so that Click action double clicks next cell dynamically in every loop. If you are unsure how to do that then take a screenshot of the Selector of UI element
     
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    Riyaz_riz11 Profile Picture
    4,150 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Hi,
     
    STEP 1: Identify the HTML Table
    Assuming you're using "Extract data from web page" or "Get details of elements on a web page" and you can identify each cell in the Notes column — or you're looping using UI elements (recommended for interaction like double-clicking).
    STEP 2: Use "Get Details of Web Page Element"
    If you haven’t already:
    Use "Launch new Chrome/Edge instance" or attach to the browser
    Use "Extract data from web page" to locate and loop through HTML elements
    Or manually capture the UI elements for the Notes column cells
    STEP 3: Use “Loop” to Iterate Cells
    You likely already have something like:
    For each NoteCell in NotesColumn
    Make sure each NoteCell is a UI element reference (not just text).
    STEP 4: Use “Double Click UI Element in Window” Action
    Inside your loop:
    Use "Double Click UI Element in Window"
    As the target, use the current item from your loop: NoteCell
    Double Click UI Element → UI element = %NoteCell%
    This sends a true mouse double-click on the cell, simulating user interaction.
    STEP 5: Add Delay (Optional)
    Some systems/web apps take a second to respond after a double-click. You can add:
    Wait → 1000ms (1 second)
    after each double-click if needed.
     
    If I have answered your question, please mark it as the preferred solution ✅ . If you like my response, please give it a Thumbs Up 👍.
    Regards,
    Riyaz
  • AG-07021305-0 Profile Picture
    26 on at
    @Riyaz_riz11 a follow-up question.

    See below.
    How do I make each NoteCell GENERIC as  a UI element reference?

    If a mark a cell  and makes it as a UI element, it is for that particular value of the text inside the cell.
    So if i make a UI element for the cell where the value "blg08 approved the change request with rationale: " is present,
    then I can't get a hit on for example "Approved on ***, 05.06".

    The values inside the rows and inside cells differs every time.
    My information above in the original post was only an example.

    Next time the Notes column can have values like

    "Monday"
    "Friday"
    "Saturday"

    So I can't create UI element with fixed text to identify because of the dynamic changes in this table next time I visit it.

    ...
    STEP 3: Use “Loop” to Iterate Cells
    You likely already have something like:
    For each NoteCell in NotesColumn
    Make sure each NoteCell is a UI element reference (not just text).
    ...

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