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RAVIBHARATHI PK
RAVIBHARATHI PK

Reputation: 91

Including or uploading a file using selenium in java

<input type="button" class="button white-button custom-modal-button" id="btnAttachment" ng-click="openAttachment()" value="Import CSV template">

enter code here

WebElement browse =driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@id=\"btnAttachment\"]"));
//pass the path of the file to be uploaded using Sendkeys method
browse.sendKeys("\\Users\\nilaapps13\\Desktop\\lead.csv");

when using sendkeys function it opens up the upload window , but not choosing the file . is there any other way?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 733

Answers (3)

RAVIBHARATHI PK
RAVIBHARATHI PK

Reputation: 91

File file = new File("/users/chennai4/downloads/lead.csv");
            StringSelection stringSelection= new StringSelection(file.getAbsolutePath());
           //Copy to clipboard 
            Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard().setContents(stringSelection, null);
            Robot robot = new Robot();
          // Cmd + Tab is needed since it launches a Java app and the browser looses focus
            robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_META);
            robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_TAB);
            robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_META);
            robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_TAB);
            robot.delay(500);

            //Open Goto window
            robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_META);
            robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
            robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_G);
            robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_META);
            robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
            robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_G);

            //Paste the clipboard value
            robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_META);
            robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_V);
            robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_META);
            robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_V);

            //Press Enter key to close the Goto window and Upload window
            robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
            robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
            robot.delay(1000);
            robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
            robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);

this is the code i used working perfectly in mac os..

Upvotes: 1

Ankit Agrawal
Ankit Agrawal

Reputation: 257

the upload window is a Windows popup and not browser popup so selenium commands dont work in this case.

You can make use of java Robot and StringSelection class. Step 1: copy file path to system clipboard Step 2: paste file path to upload window (send keys Ctrl+V) and then send Enter key.

add following packages

import java.awt.Robot;
import java.awt.Toolkit;
import java.awt.datatransfer.StringSelection;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;

use StringSelection class for copy and paste operations.

StringSelection stringSelection = new StringSelection("\\Users\\nilaapps13\\Desktop\\lead.csv");
Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard().setContents(stringSelection, null);

use Robot class to send keyboard events

Robot robot = new Robot();

robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_V);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_V);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);

Upvotes: 0

sskini
sskini

Reputation: 89

I think you have to press enter ie send Enter key using sendKeys

Upvotes: 0

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