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Posted on by 3hungdc

Hi everyone.

I got problem when I try Populate text field action. I used UI Element capture.

I need to fill in 3 cells for google forms. And it only work for 2 cell. 

The last one said: Object instance...

But My data is fine. Just some words.

Can anyone help me ? image.pngimage.pngAlready captured the Email's UI ElementsAlready captured the Email's UI Elements

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    aminab-msft Microsoft Employee on at

    @3hungdc hello!

     

    if you are automating Google Forms, then you need to use web automation actions! if any action reads "UI element" then it is refering to desktop elements in Windows applications. Any action that reads "web element" refers to web elements inside of web browsers (Firefox, Edge, Chrome,e tc). 

     

    aminabmsft_0-1624542919553.png

     

    can you try again and let us know if it fixes your issue? if it does, feel free to mark this answer as a solution! if not be sure to let us know so we can assist further!

     

    Happy Automation,

    Amina

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