Need help with mainframe terminal automation — table extraction, field entry near a specified text, and multiple sessions opening instead of a single one

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Question 1:
How can I extract a table from a mainframe terminal screen using UiPath?

Question 2:
I need to enter a value into a particular field located next to a specified placeholder on the mainframe terminal.
I tried using “Move to Text”, but it moves directly onto the text itself.
How can I move just after or near the text to enter my value?

Question 3:
I’m seeing two terminal sessions opening even though I’m only opening a single terminal session through UiPath.

What might be causing this, and how can I make sure only a single terminal instance is used?

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Hi @logesh_kumar1

Try like this For table extraction, use Get Text or Screen Scraping and split the text by line breaks or spaces to format it as a table. For field entry near a specific text, use Set Cursor Position to place the cursor next to the text, then Type Into to enter the value. For multiple sessions issue, check your workflow to ensure only one Terminal Session activity is used and it’s not duplicated or inside a loop or invoked file.

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Happy Automation with UiPath

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I am using one only terminal session activity, but If I open the application manually its opening only one time.

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  1. Use the “Terminal Session” activity

In UiPath Studio, add the Terminal Session activity to connect to your mainframe.

Choose the correct Provider (like IBM EHLLAPI, Attachmate, etc.) based on your terminal emulator.

Configure the connection properties (Host, Port, etc.).

  1. Read the Screen Content

Option A: Get Text from the whole screen

Use Get Text activity inside the terminal scope to grab the whole screen as a string.

Use Move Cursor to Position after Finding the Placeholder

  1. Get the Full Screen Text:

screenText = terminal.GetText(1, 1, 24, 80)

  1. Find the Position of the Placeholder Text:
    position = screenText.IndexOf(“PLACEHOLDER_TEXT”)
  2. Calculate Row and Column:
  3. Move Cursor:

terminal.MoveCursor(row, column)

  1. Send Text:

terminal.SendControlKey(UiPath.Terminal.Contracts.Enums.ControlKey.Tab) ’ Optional if needed
terminal.SendText(“YourValue”)

Use GetText → Find placeholder → Calculate position → Move cursor after text → Send value.