File Upload vs Choose Folder to upload in Box using Click Element Command in Selenium library in Robot Framework

[losersunsong]

I am trying to automate the upload process in box.com. Click the Upload Button, two drop down menu: Files and Folders. However, when I use Click Element command in Selenium library in Robot Framework to click Folders, the same "File Upload" windows popped up. It should pop up the "Choose Folder to upload" window.


Here is my robot script:
Click Element           xpath=//a[@id='ui-id-3']

Any help will be apreciated.

[Tatu Aalto]

Ugh

Use only the "Choose File" keyword and do not perform any other actions with the element. Then it should work fine.

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[losersunsong]

Thank you, Tatu. When I use  the folder name as the parameter of  "Choose File", it complains the folder"does not exist on the local file system"



Then I tried two approaches by using "Choose File" with a file as the parameter.

(1)
Script:
    

Choose File     id=ui-id-3         ${EXECDIR}${/}data${/}incident${/}sample.txt

(2)
Script:

Choose File      xpath=//input[@webkitdirectory='true' and @name='upload_element']    ${EXECDIR}${/}data${/}incident${/}sample.txt

ScreenShot of Result:
Not sure how to input both Folder name and file name.



Thanks,
Song

On Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 8:47:12 AM UTC-8, Tatu Aalto wrote:

Ugh

Use only the "Choose File" keyword and do not perform any other actions with the element. Then it should work fine.

-Tatu
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On Feb 15, 2017 10:52 AM, "losersunsong" <losers...@gmail.com> wrote:

I am trying to automate the upload process in box.com. Click the Upload Button, two drop down menu: Files and Folders. However, when I use Click Element command in Selenium library in Robot Framework to click Folders, the same "File Upload" windows popped up. It should pop up the "Choose Folder to upload" window.


Here is my robot script:
Click Element           xpath=//a[@id='ui-id-3']

Any help will be apreciated.

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[David]

Well, choose file was never meant to support "choose folder", so you can't pass a folder that way. I don't think Selenium/WebDriver (and hence Selenium2Library) has a select/upload folder option, only one for files. So even if you could bring up that dialog, you'd have no way to select the folder w/o using an external tool to handle the Selenium shortcoming (e.g. AutoItLibrary, Sikuli, etc.).

You might want to post the question to a Selenium/WebDriver forum, with the exception of the RF keyword and Selenium2Library specifics, it's really a Selenium (not RF) question.

[losersunsong]

Thank you, David. I will try to use Sikuli.

Song 

[Tatu Aalto]

Ugh

Selenium doesn't have API for Choose File either. Choose File is just a wrapper for Input Text keyword (which is a wrapper for the corresponding method in the selenium API), with a check does the file actually exist. If you replace Choose File with Input Text does it then work?

If it works, would you create issue and ask for enhancement for Choose File to also support folders too.

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[losersunsong]

Hi Tatu,

 

I just tried the input text.  The script is: (there is a folder c:\test with files in it)

 Selenium2Library.Input Text xpath=//input[@webkitdirectory='true' and @name='upload_element'] c:${/}test

The running result is:

==============================================================================

Test :: This test script contains the BAT tests

==============================================================================

Testing Environment: Setup                                            | PASS |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Test Upload Folder                                                    | FAIL |

WebDriverException: Message: File not found: c:\test

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Test :: This test script contains the BAT tests                       | FAIL |

2 critical tests, 1 passed, 1 failed

2 tests total, 1 passed, 1 failed

Thanks,

Song

[Tatu Aalto]

Ugh

Sorry but I don't understand what the results actually are.

-Tatu
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[losersunsong]

Hi Tatu,

Basically it does not recognize the folder I gave it to the command.  c:\test is a valid directory, but the command rejected it.  I solved the problem by using sikuli. Actually, it is just 2-line of scripts by using sikuli. The robot framework is very well integrated with Sikuli which is a surprise to me.

Thanks,

Song

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