choose file error: Keyword name cannot be empty.

[Christian Rudolf Tan]

Hi robot users,

I tried the choose file keywords. but it seems not working. pls help me. 

I understand that when using choose file:

Choose file   ${location}    ${filepath}

but i am getting this error:

Full Name:	Velosi.Keywords.Attached file
Start / End / Elapsed:	20181123 16:38:22.961 / 20181123 16:38:33.043 / 00:00:10.082
Status:	FAIL (critical)
Message:	Keyword name cannot be empty.

00:00:06.836SETUP Common . Begin Web Test about::blank, ${BROWSER}

00:00:00.001KEYWORD ${LeaveRequestbtnChooseFile}, ${filePath} = 

Start / End / Elapsed:	20181123 16:38:29.799 / 20181123 16:38:29.800 / 00:00:00.001

16:38:29.799

FAIL

Keyword name cannot be empty.

00:00:03.240TEARDOWN Common . End Web Test

[Shiva Prasad Adirala]

Can you provide more information on this. Error in log.html says keyword name cannot be empty

Following info may help to resolve issue:

1. Robot script

2. Html and locator you are using

Shiva Adirala

robotframework-metrics

[Christian Rudolf Tan]

Hello  Shiva,

this is my locator

${LeaveRequestbtnChooseFile}   xpath=//div[@id='ContentPlaceHolder1_ContentPlaceHolder1_pnlPopup']/div[@class='popUpContent']/table/tbody/tr[22]/td[3]/input[@id='ContentPlaceHolder1_ContentPlaceHolder1_fileUploadLeave']

this is how i call my keyword

Keywords.Attached file   ${LeaveRequestbtnChooseFile}    C:\\Users\\Christian Tan\\Documents\\Development\\Salttest\\Resources\\attachment.jpg

this is my keyword:

Attached file
    [Arguments]  ${PELEM}   ${filepath}
    choose file    ${PELEM}   ${filepath}

hope this will help.

Best regards,

chris

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[Hélio Guilherme]

That is a common mistake with Robot Framework.

You cannot assign variables directly.

You have to:

${LeaveRequestbtnChooseFile}=    Set Variable    xpath=//div[@id='ContentPlaceHolder1_ContentPlaceHolder1_pnlPopup']/div[@class='popUpContent']/table/tbody/tr[22]/td[3]/input[@id='ContentPlaceHolder1_ContentPlaceHolder1_fileUploadLeave']

See documentation at: http://robotframework.org/robotframework/latest/libraries/BuiltIn.html#Set%20Variable

[Christian Rudolf Tan]

Hello, I am just confused since most tutorials when they create variable  *** Variable  *** 

they always do  

${var} =    xpath=//div....

all of my variables are being created this way and its working.

best regards,

chris 

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[Hélio Guilherme]

You are correct. When is in the *** Variables *** we cannot call keywords.

But in this case the error message is clear 'No keyword with name <the path to file>'

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[Christian Rudolf Tan]

Hello Hélio Guilherme,

i have different file for my variables. (variable.robot) where i put all variables and I have my webelement.robot file where i put all xpath.

so in my webelemt.robot, this is the content

*** Settings ***

*** Variables ***

${userlogintxt}       xpath=//input[@id='txtUserName']
${userpasswordtxt}    xpath=//input[@id='txtPassword']
${btnLogin}           xpath=//input[@id='btnLogin']
${lnkLogout}          xpath=//a[@id='lnkLogout']
${loginpagebanner}    xpath=//div[@class='banner rounded-corners']

So when i added ${myvar} =   set variable   xpath//=div/div[@id='myid'] it says element not found. so i switch back to the original.

and

this is my choose file.  also in a different robot file called keywords.robot

Attached file
    [Arguments]  ${PELEM}   ${filepath}
    choose file    ${PELEM}   ${filepath}

then when i use it attached file    ${pelem}       C:\\Users\\Christian Tan\\Documents\\Development\\Salttest\\Resources\\attachment.jpg

the error will be:

No keyword with name 'C:\\Users\\Christian Tan\\Documents\\Development\\Salttest\\Resources\\attachment.jpg' found.

I dont know what is happening seems like it treated the file path as keywords even i put more than two spaces.

hope someone can help.

Best regards,

Chris

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[Tatu Aalto]

Ugh

The error indicates that somewhere in your test data, you are trying to run a variable without calling a keyword. Please read the log.html where this happens and fix your test data. 

-Tatu 

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