Message: Special keys syntax error. Encountered invalid special key action at text position

[xiaofu-cn (Futom)]

Studio 2021.10.5 - 2/1/2022
Community License
User-mode Installation

License Provider: Internal
Update Channel: Stable

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

When I run the process, save file to disk has error:
21.10.5+Branch.support-v21.10.Sha.369f46199a0fa6287d86ab2534b6896019db01bc

Source: 输入信息 ‘Edit’

Message: Special keys syntax error. Encountered invalid special key action at text position: 19.

Exception Type: UiPath.Core.ElementOperationException

RemoteException wrapping UiPath.Core.ElementOperationException: Special keys syntax error. Encountered invalid special key action at text position: 19. —> RemoteException wrapping System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: Special keys syntax error. Encountered invalid special key action at text position: 19.
at UiPath.UiNodeClass.WriteText(String text, UiInputMethod inputMethod, Boolean useDeadChars)
at UiPath.Core.UiElement.WriteText(String text, InputMethod method)
— End of inner exception stack trace —
at UiPath.Core.Activities.ScopeActivity.OnFaulted(NativeActivityFaultContext faultContext, Exception propagatedException, ActivityInstance propagatedFrom)
at System.Activities.Runtime.FaultCallbackWrapper.Invoke(NativeActivityFaultContext faultContext, Exception propagatedException, ActivityInstance propagatedFrom)
at System.Activities.Runtime.FaultCallbackWrapper.FaultWorkItem.Execute(ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager)

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[Yoichi]

Hi,

The following post will help you.

[] is this character inside " " accepted as string?

Hi, [] is recognized as special characters in TypeInto Activity default mode and SendWindowsMessage mode. There are some workaround as the following. Use Simulate Type mode if possible. (It doesn’t work for some applications) Escape [ like [[. You can use the following expression to escape it. strData = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(strData,"\[(.*?])","[[$1") Use clipboard and Crrl+V as @Palaniyappan mentioned. Regards,

For now, can you try as the following, or use SimulateType?

"C:\test_save_file[[20220309].txt"

Regards,

[xiaofu-cn (Futom)]

@Yoichi

For now, can you try as the following, or use SimulateType?

I rename the file name to “C:\test_save_file_[[20220309]].txt” , The problem is solved， Thank you！