How to upload a file without opening file explorer (headless)

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Hi I am trying to upload a file using WebUI.uploadFile. Since it was not working I used Robot class. But when I am running this in Jenkins I’m getting error. I believe robot class cannot support this.
How will I upload a file from my T drive without opening file explorer?

I used WebUI.uploadFile as below
WebUI.uploadFile(findTestObject(‘Object Repository/TP/PolicyQuestions/UploadNow’),‘T:\Katalon - Automation\PDFs\Sample.pdf’)

Xpath:
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I used robot class as:
** crated a file within the project directory and took from there.
UploadFile(findTestObject(‘Object Repository/TP/PolicyQuestions/UploadNow’), ‘Sample.pdf’)

def UploadFile(TestObject to,String strFilePath) {
WebUI.doubleClick(to)
WebUI.delay(2)
String userDir = System.getProperty(“user.dir”)+“”+“\PDFDocuments\”+strFilePath+“”
WebUI.delay(4)
StringSelection ss = new StringSelection(userDir);
Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard().setContents(ss, null);
Robot robot = new Robot();
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
WebUI.delay(2)
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_V);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_V);
WebUI.delay(2)
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
WebUI.delay(2)
Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard().setContents(ss, null);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
robot.delay(1000)
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_V);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_V);
robot.delay(1000)
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
WebUI.delay(2)
}

Anyone please help?

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Hey @smathews, you can check the following post, which also deals with uploading files in headless mode.

I hope this helps.

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Hi Chen
I developed the upload funtion using this post itself. as I said using robot file i can upload file but the file explorer will open to select the file.
Also, as the reply says UI has only tag. there is no tag

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From what I found, a Robot class isn’t ideal for headless execution because the browser isn’t visible anyway. Best for you to try another method.

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@smathews Your solution is to use the WebUI.fileUpload API – but you need to use it correctly.

The problem you have is your XPath is locating a button element which does not support uploading a file. You need to target the <input type='file'> element – it’s there somewhere, you just need to find it.

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Here:

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I was trying to get through id, but yes TYSM @Russ_Thomas for pointing. it worked!

I used the below code too.

def FileName = ‘T:\Katalon \TP \MON.pdf’
//Wait for the ‘UploadButton’ to display
WebUI.waitForElementVisible(findTestObject(‘Object Repository/TP/PolicyQuestions/UploadNow’), 30, FailureHandling.OPTIONAL)
WebUI.sendKeys(findTestObject(‘Object Repository/TP/UploadNow’), FileName)

thanks for the quick support.

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Hi what if the input is in file explorer? @Russ_Thomas

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I don’t understand your question. This is about web testing, not desktop.

But regardless, how can the input (element) be in file explorer? (by that I assume you mean Windows Explorer – explorer.exe)

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Good Morning!

What happens when you click the button from the UI " Add document", It opens up windows file explorer from my local machine

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then in file explorer it looks for the file then state its not there? Not sure why

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Well, you seem to be choosing a folder, not a file.

And technically, that’s the File Open dialog, I believe, not File Explorer.

I think you should read the rest of this thread; find the <input type='file'...> element.