# Web Element changes during set text

**URL:** <https://forum.katalon.com/t/web-element-changes-during-set-text/8786>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous\
**Created:** [January 9, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/web-element-changes-during-set-text/8786 "2018-01-09T20:39:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Chris\_Witham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@Chris\_Witham](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Chris_Witham)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/web-element-changes-during-set-text/8786/1 "2018-01-09T20:39:45Z")

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I have a test that is filling out a sign up form and it randomly decides to change fields durning the set text commad. I ignore the first name field and set the last name field it will enter 1-3 of the letters in the last name field then change to the first name field and enter the rest of the text.  
WebUI.setText(findTestObject(‘Page\_Sign Up/input\_lName’), lastname)  
It has done it in chorme, edge and firefox. I have tried using just a string and a variable for the input. I am using the windows 64bit version of Katalon with fully updated browsers and followed the config directions for the browsers. How do I prevent it from changing fields during the set text command?

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**Author:** ![albert.vu](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/albert.vu/32/20595_2.png) [@albert.vu](https://forum.katalon.com/u/albert.vu)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/web-element-changes-during-set-text/8786/2 "2022-08-08T07:08:25Z")

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Archived on August 8, 2022, 7:08am UTC