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Issue with Web UI selecting "Choose File" button

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Posted on by IsaacR 38

Hello,

 

My first ever flow is all completed but I am having issues with the Web UI on PAD selecting a "Choose File" button on a web page to select a file from my desktop to upload to the browser.

 

I cannot seem to either click on the icon or input the file path through PAD. I tried either "press button on web page" and it does nothing (was recorded from web recorder) and I also tried to capture the UI element and chose to select element but doesn't work as well. I also tried "Populate text Field on web page" for input:file with the text as the file path and also no go.

 

This is the field:

 

File.PNG

 

This is what I see with DevTool:

 

File 2.PNG

 

Here is the selection for the action

File 3.PNG

Here is the UI Element

 

File 4.PNG

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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  • fraenK Profile Picture
    fraenK 2,125 on at

    Your selector is looking for an empty input element ([Value=""]), your screenshot shows a non-empty one.

    Is it empty by default?

  • Henrik_M Profile Picture
    Henrik_M 2,021 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at
    1. Don't use Web Recorder, ever.
    2. Try if you can implement this technique in PAD to better activate the web element: How to send physical right/left click on web element | Microsoft Docs
  • IsaacR Profile Picture
    IsaacR 38 on at

    Yes, it is empty by default and after I select the file it shows the way it does on the screenshot. When I look at the value through DevTools after I select a file, it looks like this:  "C:\fakepath\WCLeadImportSampleFile.csv"

     

     

  • burque505 Profile Picture
    burque505 398 on at

    @IsaacR, many frequent visitors don't like to use this function on web pages. I do. It's easy and usually works great. You can use DevTools to see if it's going to work before you commit to it.

    I don't know if this will suit your needs, since I don't know what the page will do after you load the value. It should fill in that input at least. Of course if you want you can substitute a variable for what I have here (maybe 'C:\work\PAD\myFile.csv' with %myCsvFile%, for instance.)

    (Running a JS function on the page should let you click the button if you choose to go that route, but I don't know what that button element looks like on the page. If you want, post the code for that button element and maybe I can help.)

     

    capture.PNG

    Regards,

    burque505

  • IsaacR Profile Picture
    IsaacR 38 on at

    Hello burque,

     

    I tried everything but no go. I even tried with Selenium, added option to update URL's from the plugin, and I still get this error: code":-32000,“message”:“Not allowed”

     

    I also tried it on Edge, reinstalled the plugin, and same issue.

     

    I tried to paste the html source code but the board keeps erasing my response. Have been trying for days but no go. How can I paste it without the board removing the info?I keep on pasting it between the script command.

  • burque505 Profile Picture
    burque505 398 on at

    Well, first things first, let's see if you can get the code onto the board.

    First click here:

    first.PNG

    That will expand the toolbar, as shown. Click on the indicated icon.

    second.PNG

    You should see this:

    insert code sample.PNG

    I suppose that's a proprietary URL you are using that you can't share, but if you can share it or at least a portion of it, that would also help. I guess you tried DevTools and running the JS I shared above on the page, right?

     

    I think from the code you shared that the page uses the Angular framework. I generally cringe when I see that because I usually have to jump through hoops to fill forms or scrape.

  • IsaacR Profile Picture
    IsaacR 38 on at

    Yes, I tried DevTools and running the JScript but no luck.

     

    I tried to save the code just the way you mentioned above but it does not work.

     

    Here are some images that I took of the relevant code:

     

    Capture ph1.PNGCapture ph2.PNGCapture ph3.PNG

     

     

     

  • IsaacR Profile Picture
    IsaacR 38 on at

    I think I made some progress. I recorded again through Selenium and one of the commands comes out as:

    Command : Click

    Target: id=file

    Value: C:\Users\Isaac\Desktop\LeadImport.csv

     

    I just changed the command type from Click > Type and voila!

     

    Now I just need guidance in how to implement that in PAD.

  • burque505 Profile Picture
    burque505 398 on at

    Glad you're making progress. Just out of curiosity, are you using Selenium from an upgraded version (i.e. not free 😀) of PAD? I only have the free version. If not, which Selenium framework are you using (like C#, node.js, python, java)? Or maybe the Selenium IDE?

     

    Anyway, that's just out of curiosity. If I would you I would try that 'Type text' activity on the element you found above, but after, perhaps, first a click or hover on that element. Sorry I don't have PAD available at the moment, so I can't do any kind of a test.

  • IsaacR Profile Picture
    IsaacR 38 on at

    Selenium IDE (plugin).

     

    I tried Set Focus on Text Field and I get "Failed to set input focus on web page text box."

    If I try just going straight to Populate text Field on Web Page, I get " Failed to write text 'C:\Users\Isaac\Desktop\LeadImport.csv' in form field.

    Here are the details:

     

    Robin.Core.ActionException: Failed to write text 'C:\Users\Isaac\Desktop\LeadImport.csv' in form field. ---> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
    at Robin.Modules.WebAutomation.Actions.WebpageTextFieldPopulator.HandlePopulateTextResult(WebAutomationResult result)
    at Robin.Modules.WebAutomation.Actions.WebpageTextFieldPopulator.WebExtensionsBrowserRun()
    --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
    at Robin.Modules.WebAutomation.Actions.PopulateTextFieldBase.Execute(ActionContext context)
    at Robin.Runtime.Engine.ActionRunner.RunAction(String action, Dictionary`2 inputArguments, Dictionary`2 outputArguments, IActionStatement statement)

     

     

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