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UI Automation - working with partial UI elements

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Posted on by 改善 33

Would be great if someone has a solution for this.

 

Is it possible for PAD to click on a certain UI element by only searching for the first part of the sequence?

So for example, if in my browser i actually have an UI where name equals to 123456789, is there any way to build the syntax in  in PAD to 12345* so that PAD would click on the first element that has this initial sequence?

Effectively searching only for the first 5 characters.

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    tkuehara 667 on at

    Hi @改善 

     

    Yes, you can choose "Starts with" from the dropdown menu:

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  • Riyaz_riz11 Profile Picture
    Riyaz_riz11 4,214 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Hi @改善 

     

    I think this will help you, you can choose [Starts with] in the dropdown menu:

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    Reagrds

    Ahammad Riyaz

     

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