[java] How to handle windows file upload using Selenium WebDriver?

I have seen lots of questions and solutions on File upload using Selenium WebDriver on Stack Overflow. But none of them are working for following scenario.

Someone has given a solution as following

// assuming driver is a healthy WebDriver instance
WebElement fileInput = driver.findElement(By.name("uploadfile"));
fileInput.sendKeys("C:/path/to/file.jpg");

But still I can't find window handle. How can I work on that?

I am looking for a solution for the scenario above.

Please check this on any of the following websites.

http://www.uploadify.com/demos/
http://www.zamzar.com/

Find the element (must be an input element with type="file" attribute) and send the path to the file.

WebElement fileInput = driver.findElement(By.id("uploadFile"));
fileInput.sendKeys("/path/to/file.jpg");

NOTE: If you're using a RemoteWebDriver, you will also have to set a file detector. The default is UselessFileDetector

WebElement fileInput = driver.findElement(By.id("uploadFile"));
driver.setFileDetector(new LocalFileDetector());
fileInput.sendKeys("/path/to/file.jpg");

        webDriver.FindElement(By.CssSelector("--cssSelector--")).Click();
        webDriver.SwitchTo().ActiveElement().SendKeys(fileName);

worked well for me. Taking another approach provided in answer above by Matt in C# .net could also work with Class name #32770 for upload box.

Using C# and Selenium this code here works for me, NOTE you will want to use a parameter to swap out "localhost" in the FindWindow call for your particular server if it is not localhost and tracking which is the newest dialog open if there is more than one dialog hanging around, but this should get you started:

    using System.Threading;
    using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
    using System.Windows.Forms;
    using OpenQA.Selenium;

    [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
    private static extern bool SetForegroundWindow(IntPtr hWnd);

    [DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "FindWindow")]
    public static extern IntPtr FindWindow(string lpClassName, string lpWindowName);

    public static void UploadFile(this IWebDriver webDriver, string fileName)
    {
        webDriver.FindElement(By.Id("SWFUpload_0")).Click();
        var dialogHWnd = FindWindow(null, "Select file(s) to upload by localhost");
        var setFocus = SetForegroundWindow(dialogHWnd);
        if (setFocus)
        {
            Thread.Sleep(500);
            SendKeys.SendWait(fileName);
            SendKeys.SendWait("{ENTER}");
        }
    }

You have put double slash \\ for the entire absolute path to achieve this Example:- D:\\images\\Lighthouse.jpg

Steps - 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 you file

driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@id='files']")).sendKeys("D:\\images\\Lighthouse.jpg");  
Thread.sleep(5000);
driver.findElement(By.xpath("//button[@id='Upload']")).click();

The below one had worked for me

webDriver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@type='file' and @name='importFile']")).sendKeys("C:/path/to/file.jpg");

There is a simpler way to solve this then what Slanec described. Hes solution works when you are using an English keyboard, if not you will have a hard time trying to "map" the key for special characters.

Instead of robot.keyPress and robot.keyRelease every single key you can use Toolkit to copy the String to the clipboard and then paste it.

    StringSelection s = new StringSelection("Path to the file");
    Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard().setContents(s, null);
    Robot robot = new Robot();
    robot.keyPress(java.awt.event.KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
    robot.keyRelease(java.awt.event.KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
    robot.keyPress(java.awt.event.KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
    robot.keyPress(java.awt.event.KeyEvent.VK_V);
    robot.keyRelease(java.awt.event.KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
    Thread.sleep(3000);
    robot.keyPress(java.awt.event.KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);

Import System.Windows.Forms binary to the test solution and call the following two LOC on clicking the Upload button on the UI.

        // Send the file path and enter file path and wait.
        System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait("complete path of the file");
        System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait("{ENTER}");

Use AutoIt Script To Handle File Upload In Selenium Webdriver. It's working fine for the above scenario.

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("E:\\AutoIT\\FileUpload.exe");

Please use below link for further assistance: http://www.guru99.com/use-autoit-selenium.html

An alternative solution would be to write a script to automate the Open File dialog. See AutoIt.

Also, if you can't "click" the element, my workaround is generally to do this:

element.SendKeys(Keys.Enter);

Hope this helps (Even though it's an old post)

Below code works for me:

// wait for the window to appear
WebDriverWait wait = new WebDriverWait(driver, 10);
wait.until(ExpectedConditions.alertIsPresent());

// switch to the file upload window
Alert alert = driver.switchTo().alert();

// enter the filename
alert.sendKeys(fileName);

// hit enter
Robot r = new Robot();
r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);

// switch back
driver.switchTo().activeElement();

Double the backslashes in the path, like this:

driver.findElement(browsebutton).sendKeys("C:\\Users\\Desktop\\Training\\Training.jpg");

First add the file to your project resource directory

then

public YourPage uploadFileBtnSendKeys() {
    final ClassLoader classLoader = getClass().getClassLoader();
    final File file = new File(classLoader.getResource("yourFile.whatever").getPath());
    uploadFileBtn.sendKeys(file.getPath());
    return this;
}

Walla, you will see your choosen selected file, and have skipped the file explorer window

I made use of sendkeys in shell scripting using a vbsscript file. Below is the code in vbs file,

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.SendKeys "C:\Demo.txt"
WshShell.SendKeys "{ENTER}"

Below is the selenium code line to run this vbs file,

driver.findElement(By.id("uploadname1")).click();
Thread.sleep(1000);
Runtime.getRuntime().exec( "wscript C:/script.vbs" );

Below code works for me :

public void test() {
    WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver();
    driver.get("http://www.freepdfconvert.com/pdf-word");
    driver.findElement(By.id("clientUpload")).click();
    driver.switchTo()
            .activeElement()
            .sendKeys(
                    "/home/likewise-open/GLOBAL/123/Documents/filename.txt");
    driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
    driver.findElement(By.id("convertButton"));