Typing in a textarea from a variable

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I am using keys method to type in a textarea and the value is saved in a variable. When I am passing this values in Keys Method. It using control keys and opens a new tab and start search in browser. May be it is typing CTRL F and CTRL N in the stored variable value. How to avoid that?

tristaanogre · Accepted Answer

Is "SetText" and available option for that textarea?&nbsp; You can try that instead of keys.I don't see anything specific in that XML that would create the behavior you're experiencing.&nbsp;&nbsp;However, the "!" character is a "SHIFT" key and the [ usually denotes, in the Keys method, the start of a special keystroke of some sort like an F key or Esc (see https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/test-objects/members/common-for-sys-desktop-pda/keys-method-sys-desktop-object.html#parameters). So, what may be happening is that those keystrokes are triggered and may be causing any number of un-expected behaviors as TestComplete attempts to turn them into the special commands.&nbsp; Whenever you use the "Keys" method/action in TestComplete, you need to take these special characters in consideration and "escape" them so that they properly enter.
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This is why I suggest "SetText" because that doesn't trigger these special characters.

tristaanogre · Answer

If the value holds the '^' character, that would do it.&nbsp; That character is used by TestComplete to denote a CTRL keystroke.

amit_bansal · Answer

It does not contain "^". It is an XML data saved in a string variable. May be using a "tab". Any solution to avoid that. The XML is undergiven.
&lt;tasks&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;task&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;allowedit&gt;0&lt;/allowedit&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;emailformat&gt;0&lt;/emailformat&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;attachobject&gt;0&lt;/attachobject&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;ASSIGNVALUE/&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;wfremindertype&gt;1&lt;/wfremindertype&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;wfreminderdays&gt;0&lt;/wfreminderdays&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;adddays&gt;0&lt;/adddays&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;emailbody/&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;orderindex&gt;400&lt;/orderindex&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;duration&gt;0&lt;/duration&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;Name&gt;&lt;![CDATA[Task 1]]&gt;&lt;/Name&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;Description/&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;taskType&gt;8&lt;/taskType&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;fromaddress/&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;emailcc/&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;Messagetype&gt;10&lt;/Messagetype&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;isuseutaroles&gt;0&lt;/isuseutaroles&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;rejectLabel/&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;reviseLabel/&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;approveLabel/&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;optionsallowed/&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;expectedrespondent&gt;1&lt;/expectedrespondent&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;messageheader/&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;lockobject&gt;0&lt;/lockobject&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;durationinterval&gt;DAY&lt;/durationinterval&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;usevariablesyntax&gt;0&lt;/usevariablesyntax&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;saveasevent&gt;0&lt;/saveasevent&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;emailsubject/&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;/&lt;/tasks&gt;task&gt;&lt;/tasks&gt;

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