How to type into Excel pop-up?

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Hi

I’m unable to type into this excel pop up to give a particular file name.

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I tried classic type into activity & send hotkeys but not working at all.

Can anyone suggest me a correct activity to type into this pop up ?

Regards
Naman

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@Naman_Arora

Are you getting any error?

If no then try to use click before typing true in properties and hardware events

Cheers

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Hi @Naman_Arora

Use the Use application/browser activity and indicate this window. Open properties keep the Close option to never and Open option to never.

Inside this Use application/browser activity insert the Type into activity and indicate the type board where you want to give the file name. Don’t change the Input mode to simulate or anything just keep the Hardware events as it is.

Hope it helps!!

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Hello @Naman_Arora

Take a look at my solution in this similar post.
Just change the “title” attribute to grab this window (title=‘Save*’):

Regards
Soren

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@mkankatala
Hi

I tried with Use Application/Browser activity, It’s not working even after enabling the click before typing option.

Regards
Naman

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Are you getting any exception while executing this or file is not saving to local folder… @Naman_Arora

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@mkankatala
No I’m not getting any exception/error.

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Can you try enabling the Send window messages option and see if that works.

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Are you enabled the Input mode for Type into activity to Simulate. It’s not work to save the file to the local folder… @Naman_Arora

Check the below steps,
→ Use the Use application\browser activity and indicate the window.
→ Select the Never option from Open dropdown in properties of Use application\browser activity.
→ Inside Use application\browser activity insert the Type into activity and indicate the Type field which used to enter the file name. Keep the Hardware events to Input mode.
→ Then use the Click activity to Click on the Save button.

Note:
→ If you use the Input mode for Type into activity should be Hardware events or Send window messages then only file will save to the local folder.
→ If you use the other options like Chromium api and Simulate it will type the file name but it will not save to local folder

Hope it helps!!

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Hi @Naman_Arora

If you’re having trouble typing into a file name field in an Excel pop-up dialog using UiPath, there are several approaches you can try to resolve the issue. Pop-ups and dialogs can sometimes be tricky to interact with due to their dynamic nature. Here are some steps and techniques you can use:

Troubleshooting Steps

  1. Check the UI Element
    Indicate Element: Ensure you are correctly indicating the file name input field in the pop-up dialog. Use UiPath’s Indicate on Screen feature to select the field accurately.

Selector Accuracy: Verify that the selector for the file name field is correct and stable. Use UiExplorer to inspect and refine the selector if necessary.

  1. Use Type Into Activity
    Ensure Focus: Ensure the pop-up dialog is active and in focus when performing the Type Into activity. If the dialog is not focused, UiPath may not be able to type into the field.

Set Focus Manually: Before the Type Into activity, use a Click activity to click on the file name field to bring it into focus.

  1. Configure Type Into Properties:

Set ClickBeforeTyping to True to ensure that UiPath clicks on the field before typing.
Set EmptyField to True to clear the field before entering text, if needed.
Use the DelayBetweenKeys property to slow down typing if the application has trouble processing keystrokes.

Thanks,
Purushotham