SikuliX

Unable to type URL because of shifting problem

Asked by Ryan

Hello, I am trying to have Sikuli type a URL into a form, but have a problem because the shift key is not being activated.

In Sikuli: type("http://google.com")

I want http://google.com to be inserted into the form. Instead, it is typing http;//google.com

I have tried several things including breaking the URL into pieces, saying first type("http") then adding either
type(";", KeyModifier.SHIFT)
type(";", Key.SHIFT)

Unfortunately none of these are working. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated

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RaiMan (raimund-hocke) said : 		#1

see faq 933
use paste() instead

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Ryan (m-ryan-g) said : 		#2

When I use a paste in this Windows program, it results in only a "v" being inserted, which is why I turned to type()

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Ryan (m-ryan-g) said : 		#3

print() works fine, but neither paste or type work in this situation

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RaiMan (raimund-hocke) said : 		#4

Ok, paste() internally issues a ctrl-v, to paste the text from the prepared clipboard.

Your app seems not to accept paste actions using ctrl-v

what system?
what Sikuli version?
what locale? keyboard layout?

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Ryan (m-ryan-g) said : 		#5

I'm using a 3rd-party email data scraping application that requires pasting URLs of pages to be scraped. ctrl-v and cmd-v both work for me when using the keyboard on my computer, however I can't get sikuli to successfully complete the same tasks.

The program is running on Windows 8 while using Parallels on a Mac w/ OS X 10.9.4.

I'm in the US using the "normal" English keyboard. Does that help?

Thanks a ton for your help!

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RaiMan (raimund-hocke) said : 		#6

I guess you are running the script on the Mac.

If yes: there are some problems with acting on Parallel's window's content.

You might run the script directly in the Windows environment.

If you do not want to do that, you have to check for focus problems and/or timing problems.
Use the low level keyboard actions (keyDown/keyUp) with short wait's to find out.

Sometimes an additional click might help as well.

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