I am trying to use PowerShell to automate the process of loading files to a website.
The process has four steps. I have automated the first three steps of the process by using getElementByID to fill values of textboxes and click buttons. The fourth step uploads the files. The website uses SWFUpload to upload the files. I cannot figure out how to trigger (fire event) the SWFUpload in PowerShell. I can trigger the other buttons using the .Click() method, but this does not work for the upload button. I suspect it is because it isn't really a button, but an SWFUpload utility (type=application/x-shockwave-flash).
Does anyone know how to trigger this in PowerShell? I can provide the HTML coding and the PowerShell script. I have referenced the website below, but it seems to show how to create the SWFUpload in JavaScript, not PowerShell.
https://www.chem.umn.edu/groups/gladfelter/blade_packs/system_CKeditor/plugins/pgrfilemanager/SWFUpload%20v2.2.0.1%20Core/Documentation/#swfupload
I did not find a way to work with SWFUpload in PowerShell, but I was able to find three work-arounds.
1.) SendKeys
2.) Mouse-click function via power shell : how to send middle mouse click?
3.) WASP https://wasp.codeplex.com/
I chose to use SendKeys because to use a mouse click, you must also move the mouse. This is possible, but it is so easy to nudge the mouse which would re-posisiton the mouse off of the button.
SendKeys allows the user to send keyboard keys to the computer without the user acutally doing anything. I used SendKeys to tab to the "Upload button", click it, navigate thru the Open File dialog box to select the files, and finally click the Open button to complete the upload.
There are some drawbacks to SendKeys, however. SendKeys will send the key(s) only to the window that is in the foreground. So if you are running your script and your computer sends you a pop-up message in the middle of it, SendKeys will send the keystrokes to that pop-up message.
SendKeys syntax:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2011/01/10/provide-input-to-applications-with-powershell.aspx
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I am developing a Word Add-in application that should work on Word application for both Windows and Mac. I have a problem specific to Word on Mac, while Word on Windows and Word online work as expected.
For business logic reasons my add-in application needs to create and update hyperlinks in the word document. The hyperlink gets updated once the user clicks on it in the document. However, the default behaviour of the Word on Mac is to automatically navigate user to the browser with the hyperlink URL, once he/she clicks on the hyperlink. Incidentally, if you press CMD + click on a Mac, you won't be navigated away from the application.
Is it possible to programatically (using Office/Word Api from the JS driven add-in application) prevent that kind of behaviour on hyperlinks when clicked?
If not, is it possible to capture and cancel the cursor click event on the hyperlink? Or capture it and maybe emit a new event which would simulate "CMD + click", with effect to not navigate from the document?
I am trying to send an HTML email via Outlook 2010 using the 'Attach File' option, on several articles it says there should be an 'Insert at Text' option but I only seem to have an 'Open' option, does anyone know why it is not showing correctly for me?
I had trouble finding it as well. Found the steps online so i will replicate it here for you. Click on the button on the top after the undo button (looks like an inverted eject button) and choose More Commands
Once the window is open, look for attachments. If you are not able to find it, change the dropdown above it Choose commands from: to find it. Once found add to the right side of the screen and press ok.
Now the attachment icon will be visible on the top ribbon. Now you should be able to see the Insert as Text option when you want to insert a HTML template.
Hope the above steps is the answer you were after.
Since you are creating emails, just a quick note:
Media queries will not work when you send emails thru outlook. Outlook has a habit of stripping it out completely.
Web fonts will not work. Strips it out as well.
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Hi guys,
Is it possible to select a file from a dialog box when we are running a web test in Telerik Test Studio? The scenario of this execution is when we click a field in a web browser, a windows dialog box pops out and we would need to input a path to a local folder and select a file(SelectFile.PNG).
But I'm unable to detect any element from this dialog box presuming this is because the test script is a web test and hence this limitation(do correct me if i'm wrong).
Is there any workaround or suggestion to this limitation?
Many many thanks!
Best Regards,
Pravin
praja#dongenergy.dk
Kind of a late response but if your recording is enabled, it should automatically record the step for a File Upload dialog box (and handle it appropriately when using play back).
Alternatively, you can manually add the "Dialogs->FileUpload" step, and fill in the properties appropriately.
I have no background in programming, and am new to Google Scripts and Stack Overflow.
I'd like to create a Google script which automatically sends an email when the word "No" is added to a specific column in Google Sheets.
I have already created and tested the script which sends an email if "No" is added to my spreadsheet, however, I need this process to be automated so that my co-workers must not manually run the script each time.
I would be extremely grateful if anyone would be willing to write the code, or guide me in the right direction.
Set up an 'On Edit' or 'Time Driven' trigger and that should automate it... No code needed.
Use the clock with a pointer icon to the left of the 'Run' icon in the script editor to access the trigger.
I am building install.ps1 script for Nuget pacakge and would like to open popup message at the end with some message , i have already achieved by following.
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Windows.Forms")
[Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("Test message ", "Test", [Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK, [Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Information)
It will open popup message as per shown in below fig.
Instead of this i would like put some config code here that user can copy from box as per below fig
Please suggest me if anyone has done similar popup box before!
You won't be able to customize Windows.Forms.MessageBox to add what your looking for. In order to do what your looking for you'll need to create a custom form. An easy way of doing this is to use Primal Forms Community Edition which can be found here. You'll need to register for free to reach the download. There's a paid for version to so don't confuse that with the free CE edition. This tool gives you a Visual Studio like forms editor where you can drag and drop controls to a form and save the Powershell script. You'll need to create an event handler for the copy to text to clipboard button. After you saved the code generated by PrimalForms CE you will need to edit it to add the code for the event handlers. An example of how you can set the clip board with Powershell can be found here.
Users can copy the message box text simply by pressing the Ctrl+C key combination.