Get Text from ID (N Get Text) Failed:

[james07]

Hi, I am using the Get Text activity to extract an ID Number. However, the ID has different formats, and I think this is why it sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t. I’ve also used the wildcard “" to make the extraction dynamic. Both ID formats show the same UI elements, with the only difference being the numbers at the end, so I replaced them with "”.

The scenario is as follows:
If I set the target to an ID like “ID: xa412qwe5sa” (a random format), it successfully extracts all IDs with that random format. However, if the format looks like “ID: NTG5171Q”, an error pops up, and it fails to extract.

This issue happens both ways. When I set the target to an ID like “ID: NTG1237JS” (a specific format), it extracts all IDs with that format, but fails to extract the randomly formatted ones like “ID: qOp0ajQx7”.

[Anil_G (Anil Gorthi)]

@james07

Welcome to the community

Please check the selector you are using

Generally we would not use attributes which changw in selector…to get the correct one which is not dynamic we use ui explorer and check the attributes which do not change

Cheers

[Steven_McKeering]

Hello @james07 and welcome to the UiPath Community Forums!

Can you please share the selector your are using for the Get Text activity.

Cheers

Steve

[james07]

Thank you!

I am using the Fuzzy Selector, for more information. Here’s the SAMPLE values inside the Fuzzy Selector:

a.) For the Random Formatted ID:
< webctrl parentid=‘q-portal- -dialog–7’ tag =‘DIV’ type=‘’ class= ‘text-subtitle1 text-grey-8 q-mt-xs’ />

b.) For the Formatted :

Then what I do to make it dynamic is like this:
< webctrl parentid=‘q-portal- -dialog–’ tag=‘DIV’ type=‘’ class='text-subtitle1 text-grey-8 q-mt-’ />

Thanks in advance for helping me!

[james07]

Hi Sir Steven! Thank you

I am using the Fuzzy Selector, for more information. Here’s the sample values inside the Fuzzy Selector:

Then I change it into this, because I believe this should make it dynamic:

[Steven_McKeering]

Give this a try:

< webctrl parentid=‘q-portal*dialog*’ tag =‘DIV’ type=‘’ class= ‘text-subtitle1 text-grey-8*’ />

Let us know how you go.

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To paste an asterisk * in a forum post you need to escape it with a backslash \
Aka insert this \*

[Anil_G (Anil Gorthi)]

@james07

Try to open selector in ui explorer and select the attributes which are not changing as mentioned

Cheers

[james07]

Thank you so much Sir @Steven_McKeering , I tried it twice and it worked. I’ll test it on other scenarios also.

[james07]

Thank you so much @Anil_G , I appreciate it!

[Steven_McKeering]

Great news, yes Test Test Test.

Hopefully all goes well.

Cheers

Steve