One solution for File Upload using Java Robot API with Selenium WebDriver by Java
Solution 1
Actually, there is an in-built technique for this, too. It should work in all browsers and operating systems.
Selenium 2 (WebDriver) Java example:
// assuming driver is a healthy WebDriver instance
WebElement fileInput = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@type='file']"));
fileInput.sendKeys("C:/path/to/file.jpg");
The idea is to directly send the absolute path to the file to an element which you would usually click at to get the modal window - that is <input type='file' />
element.
Solution 2
Thanks Alex,
Java Robot API helped me for uploading file. I was fedup with File Upload using WebDriver. Following is the code I used (Small modification to yours):
Robot robot = new Robot();
robot.delay(1000);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_V);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_V);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
robot.delay(1000);
![Alex](https://i.stack.imgur.com/gNLLT.jpg?s=256&g=1)
Comments
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Alex almost 2 years
I saw that lots of people have Problems uploading a file in a test Environment with Selenium WebDriver. I use the selenium WebDriver and java, and had the same problem. I finally have found a solution, so i will post it here hoping that it helps someone else.
When i need to upload a file in a test, i click with Webdriver in the button and wait for the window "Open" to pop. And then i copy the path to the file in the clipboard and then paste it in the "open" window and click "Enter". This is working because when the window "open" pops up, the focus is always in the "open" button.
You will need these classes and method:
import java.awt.Robot; import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; import java.awt.Toolkit; import java.awt.datatransfer.StringSelection; public static void setClipboardData(String string) { StringSelection stringSelection = new StringSelection(string); Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard().setContents(stringSelection, null); }
And that is what i do, just after opening the "open" window:
setClipboardData("C:\\path to file\\example.jpg"); //native key strokes for CTRL, V and ENTER keys Robot robot = new Robot(); robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL); robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_V); robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_V); robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL); robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER); robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
And that´s it. It is working for me, i hope it works for some of you.
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Alex about 12 yearsThanks, the problem is that "sendKeys" is not working for me cause i upload the file through an ajax call before i send the form. But maybe it helps others. :)
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Petr Janeček about 12 yearsBut. It just fills in the path, any ajax calls should be resolved after the
<input>
loses focus (which means that after thesendkeys()
call, you need to click outside the<input>
or start filling some other one foronchange
scripts to trigger). -
Alex about 12 yearsYes, you are right, but the fileupload that i use, uses a fake input field that only shows the name of the file uploaded. The ajax is not triggered when this field loses the focus. It is not really an easy process and can´t be tested like that, tho i would much prefer it was that way.
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Petr Janeček about 12 yearsFun. I'd really be interested to see the internals of that. Hopefully I won't :).
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obesechicken13 over 11 yearsId like to add, you may want to use
C:\\path\\to\\file.jpg
instead ofC:/path/to/file.jpg
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Alex almost 11 yearsIm glad to hear it helped you :)
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Alex almost 11 yearsHappy to hear it. ah! and thanks for sharing your solution :)
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smithleej about 10 yearsYeah I could only get it to work using
C:\\path\\to\\file.jpg
orfile:/C:/path/to/file.jpg
, thefile:/
was key for me. -
jcuwaz almost 10 yearsHey Mashhood could you help me with converting your version of the keypress file upload on mac for use with the python bindings of selenium: selenium.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/docs/api/py/webdriver/…. I too couldn't get sendKeys to work properly for my use case.
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eugene.polschikov over 9 yearsthanks much! That worked like a charm for me . But the only thing I had to do is to find 'input' element on a sublayout withing which I were working - gyazo.com/8e4ad312d13d57a0d371087882ec0ce0 . It was not the same with the element calling modal attach file popup. And also it's worth mentioning that I've used CSS selector div#addDetailImageModal input[type="file"] and absolute path represented in the following form: "C:\\Selenium\\emenu_food.png" . + upvote from me ;-)