How to upload file using Selenium WebDriver in Java

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Can anyone let me know how to upload a file using Selenium by Java code   When I click on button in the application it gets open in the new window what I can use to select upload file  The browse button developed by Silverlight  C

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I have tried to use the above robot there is a need to add a delay :( also you cannot debug or do something else because you lose the focus :(

//open upload window upload.click();

//put path to your image in a clipboard
StringSelection ss = new StringSelection(file.getAbsoluteFile());
Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard().setContents(ss, null);

//imitate mouse events like ENTER, CTRL+C, CTRL+V
Robot robot = new Robot();
robot.delay(250);
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
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.delay(50);
robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);

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First make sure that the input element is visible  As stated by Mark Collin in the discussion here       Don t click on the browse button  it will trigger an OS level dialogue   box and effectively stop your test dead       Instead you can use       driver findElement By id  myUploadElement    sendKeys   lt absolutePathToMyFile gt       myUploadElement is the id of that element  button in this case  and in sendKeys you have to specify the absolute path of the content you want to upload  Image video etc   Selenium will do the rest for you   Keep in mind that the upload will work only If the element you send a file should be in the form  lt input type  file  gt

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If you have a text box to type the file path  just use sendkeys to input the file path and click on submit button  If there is no text box to type the file path and only able to click on browse button and to select the file from windows popup  you can use AutoIt tool  see the step below to use AutoIt for the same   Download and Install Autoit tool from http   www autoitscript com site autoit   Open Programs - gt  Autoit tool - gt  SciTE Script Editor   Paste the following code in Autoit editor and save it as    filename exe     eg  new exe  Then compile and build the file to make it exe   Tools   Compile    Autoit Code  WinWaitActive  quot File Upload quot    Name of the file upload window  Windows Popup Name  File Upload      Send  quot logo jpg quot    File name     Send  quot  ENTER  quot    Then Compile and Build from Tools menu of the Autoit tool - gt  SciTE Script Editor  Paste the below Java code in Eclipse editor and save Java Code  driver findElement By id  quot uploadbutton quot    click     open the Upload window using selenium     Thread sleep  quot 20000 quot       wait for page load     Runtime getRuntime   exec  quot rundll32 url dll FileProtocolHandler  quot     quot C   Documents and Settings  new exe quot       Give  path where the exe is saved

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Find the tag as type  file   this the main tag which is supported by selenium  If you are able to build your XPath with same when it is recommended     use sendkeys for the button having browse option The button which will open your window box to select files   Now click on the button which is going to upload your file   As below  -   driver findElement By xpath    input  id  files      sendKeys  D   File separator  images  File separator  Lighthouse jpg     Thread sleep 5000       driver findElement By xpath    button  id  Upload      click       For multiple file upload put all files one by one by sendkeys and then click on upload  driver findElement By xpath    input  id  files      sendKeys  D   File separator  images  File separator  Lighthouse jpg       driver findElement By xpath    input  id  files      sendKeys  D   File separator  images  File separator  home jpg    driver findElement By xpath    input  id  files      sendKeys  D   File separator  images  File separator  tsquare jpg    Thread sleep 5000    driver findElement By xpath    button  id  Upload      click       Upload button

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This is what I use to upload the image through upload window         open upload window     upload click           put path to your image in a clipboard     StringSelection ss   new StringSelection  C   IMG 3827 JPG        Toolkit getDefaultToolkit   getSystemClipboard   setContents ss  null          imitate mouse events like ENTER  CTRL C  CTRL V     Robot robot   new Robot        robot keyPress KeyEvent VK ENTER       robot keyRelease KeyEvent VK ENTER       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     done

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driver findElement By id  urid    sendKeys  drive   path  filename extension

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