Has anyone found a fix for this [error] Cannot find element ? I have gone through the common issues on this article (https://docs.katalon.com/docs/plugins-and-add-ons/katalon-recorder-extension/help-and-resources/katalon-recorder-faq-and-troubleshooting-instructions) but still don’t find a way for the replay to execute image upload correctly. Please advise. [info] Executing: | selectFrame | index=10 | | [info] Expand variable ‘index=10’ into ‘index=10’ [info] Executing: | type | id=file-upload | /Users/gc/Downloads/1.png | [info] Wait until the element is found [info] Cannot find element id=file-upload after 1000ms switch to id=file-upload [info] Executing: | type | id=file-upload | /Users/gc/Downloads/1.png | [info] Wait until the element is found [info] Cannot find element id=file-upload after 1000ms switch to id=file-upload [info] Executing: | type | id=file-upload | /Users/gc/Downloads/1.png | [info] Wait until the element is found [error] Cannot find element [error] Element id=file-upload not found

Just to ask, have you verified that the selector still works? Usually, this issue only happens when the XPath / selector used (which may have worked before even) no longer works. There’s nothing syntactically or apparently wrong with your command, if the selector is still the relevant one. But, FWIW, you may want to try changing it from id=file-upload to id=‘file-upload’ If you need further assistance, then if you can inspect the DOM and share with us the code around this area of the page (where the upload button is), then we may be able to better help you too.

@guy.mason Thanks for your reply . Im still at a loss not sure how to fix this. Here are the Screenshots you asked for. you assistance will be highly appreciated. [Screenshot 2023-02-05 at 2.37.59 PM] [Screenshot 2023-02-05 at 2.35.56 PM]

Would be interesting to see if using the following selector does (or does not) do the trick… //div[contains(@class,'drag-box')]/input[@id='file-upload'] Using that XPath in theory, with what you’ve shared, should work anyhow. If the above doesn’t work, you could equally try to change id='file-upload' part to name='artwork'(using the same XPath)

[image] guy.mason: name=‘artwork’ Thanks again tried both and fails including screenshot please advise if Im doing something incorrectly? [Screenshot 2023-02-05 at 7.22.14 PM] [Screenshot 2023-02-05 at 7.19.31 PM]

The only other suggestion that comes to mind to try is: //div[contains(@class,'drag-box')]/input[@type='file']

[image] guy.mason: //div[contains(@class,‘drag-box’)]/input[@type=‘file’] thanks for following up. Its the strangest thing I have no idea why it keeps failing. Thanks for trying . Highly appreciated the effort. [info] Wait until the element is found [error] Cannot find element [error] Element //div[contains(@class,‘drag-box’)]/input[@type=‘file’] not found [info] Pausing [info] Time: Mon Feb 06 2023 14:44:08 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time) Timestamp: 1675716248380 [info] Test case failed

If there’s no other file upload elements present in the UI, so you don’t need to be as specific as to target this one, then just stripping it back to //input[@type=‘file’] may even help. This is different from what you originally used, as it’s not CSS-based, but XPath based.

Ive tried it all your suggestions nothing seems to work. Thanks for jumping in and trying to help Highly appreciated

Damn, well, at this point, i’m hoping that someone else may be able to help? @vu.tran ? :slight_smile:

Hi, I think you can follow this tutorial How to Handle File Uploads with Katalon Studio | by Katalon | Katalon | Medium, adding Verify Match to verify its successful uploading.

Katalon Recorder Image Uploads fail (chrome) with Element not present error

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