Problem with switching focus on a file upload window using webdriver

[Rivlin Pereira]

Hi All,

I am facing issues with switching focus on a file upload window as a result of which any operations after that fail. Here is what i am doing -

Step 1) -- > driver.findElement(By.cssSelector("#edit-field-local-audio-und-1 > a.button.launcher")).click(); -- This opens up a file upload window.

Step 2) --> driver.findElement(By.xpath("//a[contains(@href,'#media-tab-library')]/descendant::span")).click(); -- I click on a second tab on that window this steps fails because the focus is not on that window.

I have tried using -

                String handle = driver.getWindowHandle();
                driver.switchTo().window(handle);

but still step 2 fails for me. Any inputs would be helpful.

Thanks,

[Rivlin Pereira]

Hi All,

I issue is similar to this issue here - https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/webdriver/webdriver$20how$20to$20switch$20focus/webdriver/zp0Kwu6JHCc/hrdnZGLGtAEJ

i have tried the suggestion which luke has mentioned but still its not working for me.

My OS is OS X Lion and I am using FF5

[Rivlin Pereira]

The following is my code -

final Set<String> handles = driver.getWindowHandles();
System.out.println(handles);
driver.findElement(By.linkText("Select media")).click(); -- This opens up a file upload window. The parent window is greyout and only pop-up window is visible



My script then clicks on the library tab on the pop-up window does some file upload and submits it after that control returns back to the parent window.

((JavascriptExecutor)driver).executeScript("window.showModalDialog = function( sURL,vArguments, sFeatures) { window.open(sURL, 'modal', sFeatures); }"); 
               
String newWindow = wait.until(new ExpectedCondition<String>() {
public String apply(WebDriver input) {
Set<String> newHandles = input.getWindowHandles();
System.out.println(newHandles);
newHandles.removeAll(handles);
if (newHandles.size() > 0) {
return newHandles.iterator().next();
}
return null;
}
});

driver.switchTo().window(newWindow);


With this code I still cannot focus on the file upload window. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[Luke Inman-Semerau]

File uploads are different, can you try using .sendKeys("/absolute/path/to/file")

Instead of clicking on it?

If that doesn't work can you send a link or sample HTML of your page so we can help troubleshoot. 

-Luke

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[Rivlin Pereira]

Hi Luke,

Thank you for your reply. I tried using .sendkeys but the command  fails because it cannot find that xpath i am using to find the element. I guess its still not switching the focus to that window. I have attached a doc of steps and the html.

Also I noticed that when the file upload window opens up it is basically an anchored frame. The parent window is greyed out and this frame comes into focus. I cannot switch focus on that frame.

Thanks,
Rivlin

[Bill Ross]

> With this code I still cannot focus on the file upload window. Any help on
> this would be greatly appreciated.

What OS? With Windows at least, I believe the file upload screen
is under control of the OS, so is not visible to webdriver.

Bill

[Rivlin]

Hi Bill,

I am on a Mac with OS X lion. I am using FF5 and using selenium-server standalone 2.9. When I click on the Select Media Button from the parent window, the parent window is greyed out and a file upload window opens which is actually a anchored frame. My problem is actually switching focus on that frame. I have tried digging through various posts here on the forum but still no luck.

Thanks,
Rivlin

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[Mark Collin]

The problem is that a file upload window is generally an OS level dialogue box, not a JavaScript based in browser one.  Selenium cannot interact with these hence why you need to use sendKeys on the input element.  This will trigger the workaround behaviour to deal with file uploads.

 

You’ll need to provide a link to the page or all the HTML for us to try and help you any further.

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[Luke Inman-Semerau]

Rivlin, Sounds like you need to switchTo().frame() <- pass in the frame element after locating it, this is only a guess, you may or may not actually have a frame (I'm guessing so, since you said 'anchored frame'). As Mark said you'll need to provide some more complete HTML and the code you are currently using to perform your automation, for us to help you further.

[Rivlin Pereira]

Hi Luke/Mark,

I was thinking that when i click on the select media button from the parent window i was not using waitforelement present just in case webdriver clicks on the button and it cannot instantly find the element on the frame. So I used wait for element present on the frame. That is working fine but it still cannot focus on the frame. I have detailed steps in a word attachment with HTML. My code is -

//final Set<String> handles = driver.getWindowHandles();
driver.findElement(By.linkText("Select media")).click(); -- This clicks Select Media button on the parent window.
for (int second = 0;; second++) {
            if (second >= 1) fail("timeout");
            try { if (isElementPresent(By.xpath("//input[contains(@id,'edit-submit')]"))) break; } catch (Exception e) {} -- waits and checks if the submit button is present on the frame.
            Thread.sleep(1000);
                       
        }

//String newWindow = wait.until(new ExpectedCondition<String>() {
//public String apply(WebDriver input) {
//Set<String> newHandles = input.getWindowHandles();
//System.out.println(newHandles);
//newHandles.removeAll(handles);
//if (newHandles.size() > 0) {
//    //System.out.println(newHandles);
//return newHandles.iterator().next();
//}
//return null;
//}
//});
//
//driver.switchTo().window(newWindow);

        driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[contains(@name,'files[upload]')]")).sendKeys("/Users"); -- This works fine when i use the selenium IDE, doesnt work when i run the test with webdriver
        driver.findElement(By.xpath("//a[contains(@href,'#media-tab-library')]")).click();

        driver.findElement(By.xpath("//a[contains(@href,'#media-tab-library')]/descendant::span")).click();

                driver.findElement(By.xpath("//html/body/div[4]/div/div/div/div/div/ul/li[2]")).click();
                driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[contains(@class,'label-wrapper')]/descendant::label")).click();
                driver.findElement(By.xpath("//a[contains(@class,'button fake-ok')]")).click();

[Rivlin Pereira]

Here is the snapshot of the HTML. So when I click Select Media button and then the library tab the frame just opens up inside a div and the control returns back too the parent window when i close it.

[Mark Collin]

What happens if you use:

 

driver.findElement(By.xpath(“//input[@id=’edit-upload’]”)).sendKeys(“c:\myfile.txt”)

 

In the test you have below it looks like to are passing a path to the file upload, and not a file.  I’m also wondering if the square brackets may be causing issues.

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[Rivlin]

Hi Mark,

I have tried that, it cannot find that xpath.

Thanks,

Rivlin

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[Mark Collin]

Is this HTML inside a frame/iFrame that you haven’t switched to?

[Rivlin]

Its HTML inside a frame that I haven't switched to. 

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[Mark Collin]

In that case you need to switch to the frame first J

[Rivlin Pereira]

I have tried doing that mark but its not working. The frame actually opens within a div at a different url. I will try-
driver.switchTo().Frame("giving the complete url")

[Luke Inman-Semerau]

Rivlin, depending on how the main page is including the frame (I'm going to assume it's an iframe and the only iframe on the page).

You could / should do this:

driver.switchTo().frame(driver.findElement(By.tagName("iframe"));

[Rivlin Pereira]

Mark,

Here is an similar example of what i am doing the only difference is instead of clicking on the link i am clicking on a button.

http://livedemo.exadel.com/richfaces-demo/richfaces/modalPanel.jsf?c=modalPanel#

[Rivlin Pereira]

Hi Luke,

I will give that  a shot.

[Simon Stewart]

driver.findElement(By.id("edit-upload")).sendKeys("path/to/file");

Simon

On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 8:40 PM, Rivlin Pereira
<rivlin....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Mark/ Luke,
>
> In the HTML snapshot I have posted If i click on the Select Media button and
> then hover over the Library tab it link is
>
> http://xxx.xxx.xxxxx.xx/media/browser?render=media-popup&amp;types%5Baudio%5D=audio&amp;activePlugins=&amp;schemes%5Bnpraudio%5D=npraudio&amp;schemes%5Bnprshared%5D=0&amp;schemes%5Bcsscache%5D=0&amp;schemes%5Bpublic%5D=0&amp;plugins=undefined#media-add-upload;
>
> so to open the frame it just opens up another div and appends the url from
> the form tag which can be seen from this html -
>
> <div class="content">
> <div id="media-browser-tabset"><ul><li><a
> href='#media-tab-upload'><span>Upload</span></a></li><li><a
> href='#media-tab-library'><span>Library</span></a></li></ul> <div
> class="media-browser-tab" id="media-tab-upload">
> <form enctype="multipart/form-data"
> action="/media/browser?render=media-popup&amp;plugins=undefined"
> method="post" id="media-add-upload" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><div
> class="form-item form-type-file form-item-files-upload">
> <label for="edit-upload">Upload a new file </label>
>
> <input type="file" id="edit-upload" name="files[upload]" size="60"
> class="form-file" />
> <div class="description">Allowed file types: <strong>mp3</strong>.</div>
> </div>
>
> i tried using driver.get(/media/browser?.....) and the frame opens up in
> that url but then i cannot click on the submit button to return back to the
> parent window.
>
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[Rivlin]

Hi Simon,

I will try that

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[Rivlin Pereira]

Hi All,

Finally I have it working. Big thanks to you all. My issue was i was not passing the right iframe id when i was switching to the frame.

Thanks,
Rivlin