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Text box unable to detect value when entered using Writer

GouthamRamesh — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 19:30:00 GMT

Hi, I'm writing into a textbox using writer,On entering some data into it a button next to it is enabled. The button is disabled if the textbox is empty. I'm writing into a textbox but the textbox is unable to recognise that there is any value in it. Only when i click it manually the adjacent button is enabled. Why does this happen? I notice that when writer is used, the cursor does not move. Please help me with this Cheers, Goutham

I've come across this with…

Dan.Lister — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 21:38:00 GMT

I've come across this with certain applications. To get round this you have to send a click to the text box and then use Send Keys to send the value to the cell.

Hey Dan, I'm using Chrome…

GouthamRamesh — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 09:56:00 GMT

Hey Dan, I'm using Chrome and even the click is not working on the textbox. Any other way around for this Cheers, Goutham

I'm running into the same…

FranklinApplega — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 20:51:00 GMT

I'm running into the same issue. It doesn't seem to matter if I try to click on the text box, send keys, writer, nothing seems to interact with the text box correctly. Except the application modeler, which identifies the item each time. Did you ever have any success Goutham?

Some apps are built to…

PSSupport — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 21:23:00 GMT

Some apps are built to expect human input via mouse and keyboard, and may contain code that 'listens' for input and then reacts, eg enabling a button. The Write stage does not use the keyboard and sometimes an app cannot sense that data has been written and thinks the field is still empty. The workaround is usually to make the object behave more like a human and use more basic input mechanisms like Send Key Events and Global Mouse Click.

Or you can figure out what…

AndreyKudinov — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 21:54:00 GMT

Or you can figure out what js runs after you type into an editbox and run it.

RE: Hey Dan, I'm using Chrome…

Priya_NandhanRa — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 19:30:00 GMT

Hi Goutham, any work around did you find for this?
I am caught in the same issue

I tried using write stage and also click is not working in the text box(Its a search box)

RE: Hey Dan, I'm using Chrome…

astrid.stollberger — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 06:48:00 GMT

Did you try using a navigate stage and "Global Send Keys"? You might have to use the root element of the application for that but ensure the text box you want to write to has the focus (for me it worked best with doing a "Click Center" in the text box before writing the text using "Global Send Keys".

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Cheers Astrid
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RE: Hey Dan, I'm using Chrome…

astrid.stollberger — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 06:55:00 GMT

Sorry, just saw the other messages where you mentioned the mouse click doesn't work and others have already suggested the Global Send Keys...
In that case I'd second Andrey's suggestion to try to find out the javascript behind (e.g. using the Developer Tools in Chrome (or other browsers) which you can access by pressing F12) and run this.

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Cheers Astrid
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RE: Or you can figure out what…

conradc — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 21:12:00 GMT

How would I go about identifying what js is ran to simulate the "keyboard" / "mouse" interaction to the field/webpage?

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Christopher Conrad
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RE: Text box unable to detect value when entered using Writer

GerickAdolfo — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 07:23:00 GMT

I had the same challenge recently. What I did:

Reference;

Object 1 : Original Object I created to interface. (Browser - chromium / Edge)
Object 2 : Another Object - Internet Explorer

1. Created a New Object. (Object 2)
2. Attached the New Application Model (Object 2) to the already opened browser. (Opened by Object 1)
3. Spy the text box, and other elements, using UI Automation
4. Create an Page within the Object
5. Use the Send Keys to send the txt (This now works!)
6. Publish the Page of Object 2
7. Call the Page of Object 2 from Object 1 to Send Keys!

Worked for me!

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Gerick Adolfo
Developer
Ernst and Young
Asia/Manila
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RE: Text box unable to detect value when entered using Writer

ervinjason — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 20:18:00 GMT

Did you try using a navigate stage and "Global Send Keys"?

You might have to use the root element of the application for that

but ensure the text box you want to write to has the focus (for me it worked best with doing a "Click Center" in the text box before writing the text using "Global Send Keys".

EDIT: This thread already got a "Best Answer".

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Alight Motion APK
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RE: Text box unable to detect value when entered using Writer

luismartinez888 — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 17:24:00 GMT

This worked for me. Absolutely nothing else did. Global send keys, global send key events, copy/paste, click field first, activate popup, focus, tab back and forth, surface automation click, they all failed. Thanks for sharing.

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Luis Martinez
RPA Developer
Genuine Parts Company
America/Chicago
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