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Desktop Power Automate. Press Button in window.

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Posted on by Microsoft Employee

Hi, I have an issue with press button in desktop. it doesnt capture the text in desktop. What can I do?

 

Anyone can please help out this issue. Thanks.

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    Pavel_NaNoi Profile Picture
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    you're looking for the "Get details of the UI Element in window" action, the button action just clicks on something, it doesn't extract text.

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    I need to copy the code in authentication desktop app. I am using "Press button in window" action, but it doesn't capture the text. is there any other solution?

     

    I tried "Get details of the UI Element in window" action what is the next step? How is it copy the text and where it stores?

    I need to click that bottom copy button. If, I press that one copied the text after I am using "get clipboard" action. But now whenever i am using press button it doesn't capture the image or text. I am attaching the picture what i need exactly. authy.jpeg

  • Pavel_NaNoi Profile Picture
    1,074 on at

    Tutorial for specifically "Get details of ui element in window" action:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNleTMMuJsw

     

    Also here's good tutorial for the rest of PAD as I can see you're struggling a bit with how everything works:

    https://youtu.be/IQ_KpBC8fwo

     

     

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