How to create a "select file" or "select folder" element in new UiPath Forms

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I finally figured this out!

Add a Text Field to your form, Field Key is file. Set it to disabled (optional).

Add a button, Action is event, Field Key is selectFile, label is Select File.

Now mouse over the button and click the Create Trigger icon:

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Name the form trigger and click Create:

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In the Form trigger activity, choose “Select File clicked” for Event:

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Add a Browse For File activity, output the path to SelectedFile:

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Add a Set Form Values activity.

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In the Dictionary, assign the SelectedFile value to the file object:

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NOTE: If the Arguments field is locked/disabled, add a value to (or remove the value from) the Instance Name field. The change in this field seems to trigger unlocking the Arguments.

Now your Select File trigger looks like this:

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Make sure you have a Run Local Triggers after you display the form:

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Run your automation, click the Select File button, select a file (sometimes the window appears behind others and you have to look for it), and then click Open, and VOILA now you have a text box on the form that has the file path in it!

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Thanks Paul, mean it!

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Thanks for the screenshots and the walkthrough @postwick .

I was able to do everything except getting back the value(file oath) as you have shown ‘file = SelectedFile’. I believe once clicked on “continue workflow execution”, bot has already passed the ‘Show Form’ screen where the actual variable was supposed to be assigned. Basically I need help me retrieving the value back in the Main Flow where show form was called. Let me know if anyone has the answer or encountered the same issue. thanks

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Use the Get Form Values activity.

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The problem was the Submit button next to Select File button. I changed it to a simple button and get form values, everything working now. Thank you!!

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Ahhh yes, that’s a great point I should have included. You never want to use a Submit button on the new forms, you won’t be able to get the values that were on the form when it was submitted - because the Submit button closes the form.

Change it to an event button and create a Trigger for the button. Then in the Trigger you can Get Form Values, and the Close Form.

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