'Type into' output not as reliable/consistent as intended

[Dillon_Marius]

Hi All,

I’m having a consistency/reliability issue here.
I’m trying to input ‘16’ into size, sometimes it works, other times it inputs ‘6’ instead.

My hypothesis: is that the typing input is too fast and hence the target application (Notepad) isn’t able to take it that fast(?)
Side note: I did put in the ‘Delay after’ and ‘Delay before’ activity but per my understanding this does not affect the “velocity” of the input.

Can someone validate my hypothesis / the root cause and a workaround on this?

Cheers!

[ppr (Peter Preuss)]

@Dillon_Marius

is that the typing input is too fast

could be also the case too early

Screenshot also looks more as a dropdown, where may be only the last digit will be used.

Had you tried Select item activity?

[Dillon_Marius]

Hi ppr,

It does take input using ‘Type into’ and it also does Dropdown if I click on the dropdown arrow (second ss).

Regarding the use of ‘Select’, I’m having a hard time clicking on the dropdown arrow, as all of the automatic input method isn’t registering it except using Image of the dropdown which then creates multiple ‘yellow’ duplicates and then I can’t seem to anchor it properly.
Any suggestions?

[Dillon_Marius]

Here is a follow up question:

1. I’m intending for the robot to rerun the program while the GetText value is not equals to the target - Am I using the ‘While’ function correctly?
   Note: I’m saving the var ‘SizeSix’ as String and convert it to Int32 here so that the calculation of <>16 would work. cmiiw

[Dillon_Marius]

As for the wrong expected ‘input’ i have solved it by putting delay between keys!

[mkankatala (Mahesh Kankatala)]

Hi @Dillon_Marius

Could you be try like this
Take an assign activity and create a int datatype variable like

- Assign -> FontSize = 16

Pass the FontSize variable in the Type into activity.

Or

That was the dropdown right, then we can use the select item activity which selects the 16.

Hope it helps!!

[Anil_G (Anil Gorthi)]

@Dillon_Marius

Instead of while you can use a do while as forst you need to type and get text atleast once and then validate

Also delay between keys also would help…alternately did ypu tey using simulate pr send window mesaages …those also might solve the issue

Also if it is adropdown…is the select item activity not working on it?

Cheers

[Palaniyappan (Forum Leader)]

Try keeping some delay between keys in type into activity property

@Dillon_Marius