Can I set a variable on an element from UI

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Posted on 9 Nov 2024 00:46:48 by xuyinaoyixue1

Hey there,

I tried to set up a variable for an element from UI, so I can execute the other steps on variable. Do you know how to do that?

Want to rename the file I selected. I know I can dump the source of that file into that, But in real life, I have to click UI to capture that file. (see below steps I created)

Do you know how? Thanks a lot!

I just added attribute Id is equal to the new variable name I will use set variable. but that doesn't work. it said it could not rename the file, since it didn't figure out the file based on the variable i set.

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eetuRobo 3,273 Super User 2025 Season 1 on 09 Nov 2024 at 06:24:37

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Can I set a variable on an element from UI

The UI element selector only selects UI elements. You can’t set variable from that. It’s a blueprint for the PAD to find the correct element. When you use variable in the Id attributes value then PAD is trying to find element that has that id of the variable you gave it. And since your %NewVar% is not yet set to anything its trying to find an element with empty Id.

If you want to extract the Id of a certain element into a variable use “Get details of the UI element in window” -action. Then set the attribute to Id . You need to write the Id in the Attribute name -field since its not one of the four default attributes in the drop down menu.

For example I extracted Id from Microsoft Stores Adobe reader

Result: