Definition and Usage
The Fill textbox on webpage command is used to instruct the workflow to enter text in a textbox on a target web page.
Parameters Values
Set parameters
Parameter | Definition |
Web page | Select a target web page: there are 2 commands that can be used to generate a web page variable:
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Element | Select the element in which text can be entered by capturing a new element or selecting from a previously saved element |
Text type | Choose the text type to proceed. The password provides the option to toggle the visibility of the text.
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Text to enter | Enter the text to be entered with |
Note: When Append to the original text value is ticked, the text to be entered will be appended to the end of the existing text in the target textbox.
Advanced Settings
Parameter | Definition |
Input type | Select a target web page. There are 2 commands that can be used to generate a web page variable:
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Include hotkeys | Enable hotkeys in text, e.g. you can input {enter} for pressing the Enter key |
Click before entering text | Click the textbox to activate it before entering text |
Set focus timeout (ms) | Wait for a certain period of time (milliseconds) to enter text after the command focuses on the textbox element |
Wait after execution | Wait for a certain period of time (seconds) after the command completes execution |
Wait for element | Wait for a certain period of time (seconds) until the element(textbox) appears |
Error handling
Parameter | Definition |
When error occurs | Select the action to be performed when an error occurs
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Example
The workflow above will go to www.google.com on the built-in browser, save the webpage as a variable named GooglePage, enter the text "OctoparseRPA" on the element named "TEXTAREA" on the webpage "GooglePage" by simulating human operation, press the Enter key after entering the text. Once you click run, it'll give you the result as shown below.
