The activities available in the Keyboard Automation package are used to replicate any keyboard input that is performed routinely by a human such as entering/sending text to fields or performing special functions in applications, using the shortcut keys.
SendTextData
When to use this activity
If you are required to enter a value in a certain area of the screen where the cursor is already positioned, the SendTextData activity can be used.
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Technical Reference
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Figure 1.1
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Enables you to clear the characters that are already present in the field |
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Enables you to make the bot click in the indicated field before feeding the text |
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Enables you to delay the trigger of the activity |
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Controls the speed at which the characters are keyed into the field. |
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Validates whether the given data have been entered correctly |
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Defines the hard-coded string or variable that is required to be entered in the specified field |
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Selection from the dropdown is based on your requirement |
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Enables you to enter the data in the specified window |
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Contains the title of the required window |
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Displays the action that the activity performs in the workflow |
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Specify whether to continue executing the workflow even if the activity fails |
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Define the condition that you prefer to validate. It supports only Boolean value |
For SendType, there are multiple options to choose from. Entering the window's title name in the Windows Title field helps you send the given input/data only in the specified page.
Scenario
Assume you are required to search Google Wiki from the website and save it on the desktop.
Illustration
Activity: SendText activity is used to populate a field where the cursor is currently located with a value that has been assigned or hard-coded in a variable.
Let's start building the bot
Step 1 Open the SmartDesigner tool.
Step 2 Open a new workflow
Step 3 Drag an Open browser activity and connect it to the workflow.
- Go to the property section and fill in the details, enter the BrowserUniqueName activity as Google (It is essential that the unique name remains the same for all correlated activities)
- Select the Openbrowserbit activity based on your system configuration as 32 Bit/64 Bit
- Select the Openbrowserennum activity based on your requirement. Here, Internet Explorer is selected
- Enter the website link in the URL field.
Figure 1.2
Step 4 Drag a SendTextData activity and connect under the OpenBrowser activity.
- Select the "ClearBeforeType" checkbox to clear the characters that are already present in the field
- Selecting the "ClickBeforeType" checkbox enables you to make the bot click in the indicated field before feeding the text
- Enter the delay time in the "DelayBeforeActivity" field. It enables you to delay the trigger of the activity
- Based on your requirement, enter the delay time between characters in the "DelayBetweenChar" field. It controls the speed at which the characters are fed into the field
- Enter the input value in the "Keyin Text" field. Here, the text is hardcoded as "Google Image"
- As per requirement, select the SendType from the dropdown to enter the hardcoded value
- Based on your requirement, select the UseWindowTitle checkbox
- Enter the delay time in the "WaitTime" field. The field will be populated only after the wait time expires
- Declare a new variable data type as "Boolean" and enter the variable name in the "Output" field.
Figure 1.2
