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Issue extracting data using live web helper

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I've been trying to extract element values using the live web helper and it does work for some of it: 

 

But when I try to set the elements for the actual contents it just puts all the details together as one single value

 

Why is this? How do I change it?

 

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  • VJR Profile Picture
    7,635 on at

    Hi @ele2 

    You can extract one element at a time and set contents of each element.

  • ele2 Profile Picture
    23 on at

    Hi @VJR, I don't quite understand what you mean. The problem is that PAD isn't letting me extract one element at a time - it's taking all the data together and extracting it as a one value. It lets me extract the for the headings (in bold) as separate values, but not the writing underneath, if that makes sense.  

  • VJR Profile Picture
    7,635 on at

    Okay, I now better understand your situation.

    Looks like a web application. So some options to try:

    - Try hovering your mouse to another location on the screen and see if you get the red border over an element.

    Sometimes this happens.

    - Secondly, are you able to go to its html code (right click -> Inspect element) and see how the tags are written?

    - Also try javascript on webpage if you are able to get the id from the html tags.

    - See if you can make use of Wait for text on screen.

     

  • ele2 Profile Picture
    23 on at

    Thanks for the reply @VJR

    Unfortunately the red borders don't hover over those sections. 

    Do you know where I can get the id for the tags? I can't see it.

     

  • JPC369 Profile Picture
    16 on at

    Same issue here. The values are all over the place because the underlying selectors do not match. If you find a solution, please let me know. I'll do the same.

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