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chaneyc
Contributor
4 years ago

Changing Keys to SetText in Keyword test

Hi there,   Is it possible to change Operation = Keys to SetText in a Keyword test? Also, what is the easiest way to keep up with lable changes in a website so that your scripts can stay up to date...
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  • Marsha_R's avatar
    Marsha_R
    4 years ago

    Well, yes. SetText will do it all at once, "setting" the value.  Keys emulates someone actually typing the value in, thus the one character at a time.  

     

    I've had it happen before with SetText that the text is visible in the field but it wasn't being saved, so I would switch to Keys.

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chaneyc
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In some instances Set Text is not available to select, I assume it could be because the field is not seen as a text box.

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Marsha_R
Moderator
4 years ago

That's correct.  Is Keys not working for you?

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    chaneyc
    Contributor
    4 years ago
    I do use both in some cases, the problem I run into is that depending which one I use it might populate the field all at once or type one letter at a time.



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    • Marsha_R's avatar
      Marsha_R
      Moderator
      4 years ago

      Well, yes. SetText will do it all at once, "setting" the value.  Keys emulates someone actually typing the value in, thus the one character at a time.  

       

      I've had it happen before with SetText that the text is visible in the field but it wasn't being saved, so I would switch to Keys.