File Upload Using Selenium WebDriver and Java on a Mac

Question

I have a web application which I am attempting to automate using Java, TestNG, and Selenium WebDriver. The application navigates through several stages and then the user needs to upload a document.

I have tried the suggestions listed here

and have been unable to get it to work. I do not believe that browseBtn.sendKeys(file.getAbsolutePath()); is going to work in this case as I am trying to do this on a Mac and there is no cursor for the Browse button.

Below is my code thus far, just wondering if anyone has been able to successfully do this and how to do it myself (Screenshots of what I am trying to do are below):

    private void documents_UploadDocuments(String driverName) throws SQLException, InterruptedException
{
    /*
     * Upload documents to a request
     */
            Login.login_Requester(driverName);
            WebDriver driver = Login.driver;

            //Click My Requests Tab
            WebElement myRequestTab = driver.findElement(By.xpath("/html/body/div/ul/li[2]/a"));
            myRequestTab.click();

            Thread.sleep(1000);

            //Click Create a New Request
            WebElement createRequestBtn = driver.findElement(By.id("submit"));
            createRequestBtn.click();

            WebElement officialNameTB = driver.findElement(By.id("new-official-name"));
            WebElement createRqtBtn = driver.findElement(By.id("continue"));
            WebElement researchDataAccess = driver.findElement(By.xpath("/html/body/div[3]/div[2]/form/div[2]/div/select/optgroup/option"));

            Thread.sleep(1000);

            officialNameTB.sendKeys("TEST_UploadDocuments");
            researchDataAccess.click();
            createRqtBtn.click();

            Thread.sleep(2500);


            //Enter an IRB Number
            WebElement irbNumberTB = driver.findElement(By.id("irbNumber"));
            irbNumberTB.click();
            irbNumberTB.sendKeys("This is an IRB #");

            //Enter an IRB Expiration Date
            WebElement irbExpCP = driver.findElement(By.id("irbExpDate"));
            irbExpCP.click();
            LocalDate irbDate = LocalDate.now().plusYears(5);
            DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("MM/dd/yyyy");
            String irbDate2 = formatter.print(irbDate);
            irbExpCP.sendKeys(irbDate2);

            //Enter a Start Date
            WebElement startDateCP = driver.findElement(By.id("startDate"));
            startDateCP.click();
            LocalDate startDate = LocalDate.now();
            String startDate2 = formatter.print(startDate);
            startDateCP.sendKeys(startDate2);

            //Enter an End Date
            WebElement endDateCP = driver.findElement(By.id("endDate"));
            endDateCP.click();
            LocalDate endDate = LocalDate.now().plusYears(10);
            String endDate2 = formatter.print(endDate);
            endDateCP.sendKeys(endDate2);

            //Click Next Button
            WebElement nextBtn = driver.findElement(By.xpath("/html/body/div/div/div[2]/ul[2]/li[2]/button"));
            nextBtn.click();

            Thread.sleep(1000);

            //Click Find Participant button
            WebElement findPartBtn = driver.findElement(By.id("findPeopleButton"));
            findPartBtn.click();
            Thread.sleep(1000);

            //Search for a participant
            WebElement nameField = driver.findElement(By.id("name"));
            nameField.click();
            nameField.clear();
            String [] namesArray = {"Salisbury, Curtis J. (FVFT)", "Hanson, Shannon H. (FVFT)", "Dinerstein, Jared A. (FVFT)", "Dinerstein, Sabra A. (FVFT)", "Ford, Lee J. (FVFT)"};
            String names = PickRand.get(namesArray);
            nameField.sendKeys(names);

            //Find Now Button
            WebElement findBtn = driver.findElement(By.id("findNow"));
            findBtn.click();

            //Choose the Participant
            WebElement fullName = driver.findElement(By.id("fullName"));
            fullName.click();

            //Choose a location
            String location = PickRand.get(locations.getLocationArray());
            WebElement locationChooser = driver.findElement(By.xpath("/html/body/div/div/div[2]/div/div[2]/div[2]/div/table/tbody/tr[2]/td[3]/div/label/div/a/div/b"));
            locationChooser.click();
            WebElement locationSrch = driver.findElement(By.xpath("/html/body/div/div/div[2]/div/div[2]/div[2]/div/table/tbody/tr[2]/td[3]/div/label/div/div/div/input"));
            locationSrch.clear();
            locationSrch.sendKeys(location);
            locationSrch.sendKeys(Keys.RETURN);
            Thread.sleep(500);
            WebElement addBtn = driver.findElement(By.xpath("/html/body/div/div/div[2]/div/div[2]/div[2]/div/table/tbody/tr[2]/td[6]/button"));
            addBtn.click();
            Thread.sleep(500);

            nextBtn.click();
            Thread.sleep(500);

            //Click RealSSN Identifier
            WebElement realSSNIdentifier = driver.findElement(By.id("realSSNIdentifier"));
            realSSNIdentifier.click();

            //Click CDW Production Domains Data Source
            WebElement cdwProdDomainsCheck = driver.findElement(By.id("1022"));
            cdwProdDomainsCheck.click();

            //Click the HIPAA questions
            WebElement hipaaConsentYesRdio = driver.findElement(By.id("HIPAAAuthorization1"));
            WebElement hipaaWaiverYesRdio = driver.findElement(By.id("HIPAAWaiver1"));
            hipaaConsentYesRdio.click();
            hipaaWaiverYesRdio.click();

            //Click Next Button
            nextBtn.click();
            Thread.sleep(1000);


            //Upload Documents
            WebElement uploadDoc1 = driver.findElement(By.id("uploadDocumentLink"));
            uploadDoc1.click();
            Thread.sleep(1000);
            WebElement browseBtn = driver.findElement(By.xpath("id('fileField')"));
            File file = null;
            try
            {
                file = new File(Documents_UploadDocuments.class.getClassLoader().getResource("/Users/vhaislsalisc/Documents/VINCI_Test_documents/Test_ResReqMemo.pdf").toURI());
            }
            catch(URISyntaxException e)
            {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            browseBtn.sendKeys(file.getAbsolutePath());

}

The upload link opens this screen:

When I click on the Browse button in that modal it opens this screen:

So I attempted to use the Robot class as suggested and it is not actually choosing the file. I need it to choose the file, and then go back to the Upload a Document screen so I can click the Upload button to finish the process. When I run the full test, it just stays on the Mac screen for the File Upload. What am I doing wrong?

Below is what I have for using the Robot class:

//Upload Documents
            WebElement uploadDoc1 = driver.findElement(By.id("uploadDocumentLink"));
            uploadDoc1.click();
            Thread.sleep(1000);
            WebElement browseBtn = driver.findElement(By.xpath("id('fileField')"));
            browseBtn.click();
            Robot r = new Robot();
            /*
             * use the Robot class to type out the path of the document
             * "/Users/vhaislsalisc/Documents/VINCI_Test_documents/Test_ResReqMemo.pdf"
             */
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SLASH); 
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SLASH);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_U);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_U);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_S);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_S);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_E);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_E);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_R);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_R);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_S);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_S);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SLASH);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SLASH);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_V);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_V);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_H);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_H);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_A);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_A);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_I);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_I);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_S);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_S);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_L);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_L);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_S);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_S);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_A);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_A);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_L);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_L);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_I);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_I);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_S);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_S);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_C);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_C);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SLASH);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SLASH);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_D);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_D);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_O);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_O);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_C);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_C);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_U);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_U);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_M);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_M);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_E);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_E);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_N);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_N);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_T);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_T);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_S);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_S);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SLASH);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SLASH);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_V);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_V);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_I);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_I);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_N);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_N);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_C);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_C);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_I);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_I);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_UNDERSCORE);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_UNDERSCORE);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_T);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_T);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_E);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_E);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_S);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_S);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_T);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_T);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_UNDERSCORE);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_UNDERSCORE);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_D);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_D);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_O);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_O);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_C);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_C);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_U);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_U);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_M);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_M);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_E);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_E);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_N);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_N);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_T);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_T);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_S);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_S);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SLASH);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SLASH);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_T);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_T);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_E);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_E);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_S);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_S);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_T);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_T);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_UNDERSCORE);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_UNDERSCORE);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_R);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_R);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_E);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_E);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_S);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_S);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_R);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_R);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_E);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_E);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_Q);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_Q);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_M);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_M);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_E);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_E);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_M);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_M);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_O);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_O);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_PERIOD);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_PERIOD);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_P);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_P);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_D);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_D);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_F);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_F);
            r.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
            r.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);

            WebElement uploadBtn = driver.findElement(By.id("submit"));
            uploadBtn.click();

The Login.driver implementation is below:

public class Login 
{
static Browser browser = new Browser();
HighlightElement highlight = new HighlightElement();
static WebDriver driver;
static String user = "UserName";
static String pwd = "password";
static int userID;

/*
 * Connection Strings:
 * testDB = "jdbc:jtds:sqlserver:Connection String"
 * devDB = "jdbc:jtds:sqlserver:Connection String"
 */

public static void login_Page(String driverName)
{
    driver = browser.getDriver(driverName);

    //navigate to VINCI login page
    driver.get("http://URL/vinci_dart_client/dart9/index.html");
    driver.manage().window().maximize();
}
public static void login_Requester(String driverName) throws InterruptedException, SQLException
{
    //Change user role to requester
    Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:jtds:sqlserver:Connection String");
    PreparedStatement ps1, ps2, ps3;
    ps1 = con.prepareStatement("select id from hib.person where name = ?");
    ps2 = con.prepareStatement("delete from hib.personrole where personid = ?");
    ps3 = con.prepareStatement("delete from hib.persongroup where personid = ?");

    ps1.setString(1, user);

    ResultSet rs = ps1.executeQuery();
    while(rs.next())
    {
        userID = rs.getInt(1);
    }
    rs.close();
    ps1.close();

    ps2.setInt(1, userID);
    ps3.setInt(1, userID);

    ps2.execute();
    ps3.execute();

    driver = browser.getDriver(driverName);

    //navigate to VINCI login page
    driver.get("http://URL");
    driver.manage().window().maximize();

    //Enter User Name
    WebElement userNameField = driver.findElement(By.id("username"));
    userNameField.clear();
    userNameField.sendKeys(user);

    //Enter Password
    WebElement pwdField = driver.findElement(By.id("pword"));
    pwdField.clear();
    pwdField.sendKeys(pwd);

    //Click Login Button
    WebElement loginBtn = driver.findElement(By.xpath("/html/body/div/div/form/div[4]/div/input"));
    loginBtn.click();

}
}

Answer 1

I do not believe that browseBtn.sendKeys(file.getAbsolutePath()); is going to work in this case as I am trying to do this on a Mac and there is no cursor for the Browse button.

There isn't a cursor in any platform for file input. That shouldn't keep you from using it. However, I'd suggest changing this:

WebElement browseBtn = driver.findElement(By.xpath("id('fileField')"));

To this

WebElement browseBtn = driver.findElement(By.id("fileField"));

to see if that fixes the issue.

---

Update: You added that

I am still getting a null pointer exception at file = new File(Documents_UploadDocuments.class.getClassLoader().getResource("/Users/vhaisl‌​salisc/Documents/VINCI_Test_documents/Test_ResReqMemo.pdf").toURI());

This means that next problem is with loading from path /Users/vhaisl‌​salisc/Documents/VINCI_Test_documents/Test_ResReqMemo.pdf . That is not related in Selenium usage at all, and you need to fix the path/file/file permissions before continuing with the troubleshooting.

Try to change this

file = new File(Documents_UploadDocuments.class.getClassLoader().getResource("/Users/vhaislsalisc/Documents/VINCI_Test_documents/Test_ResReqMemo.pdf").toURI());

to this

file = new File("/Users/vhaislsalisc/Documents/VINCI_Test_documents/Test_ResReqMemo.pdf");

Answer 2

The guide here work for me. My code

public static void uploadMediaByRobot(String fileName) {
    //File Need to be imported
    File file = new File("src/main/resources/media/" + fileName);
    StringSelection stringSelection = new StringSelection(file.getAbsolutePath());
    //Copy to clipboard
    Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard().setContents(stringSelection, null);

    Robot robot = null;
    try {
        robot = new Robot();
    } catch (AWTException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

    // Cmd + Tab is needed since it launches a Java app and the browser looses focus
    robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_META);
    robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_TAB);
    robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_META);
    robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_TAB);
    robot.delay(500);

    //Open Goto window
    robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_META);
    robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
    robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_G);
    robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_META);
    robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
    robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_G);

    //Paste the clipboard value
    robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_META);
    robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_V);
    robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_META);
    robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_V);

    //Press Enter key to close the Goto window and Upload window
    robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
    robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
    robot.delay(500);
    robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
    robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
}

Btw, if you meet the error

ERROR : This is NOT allowed. Please call TIS/TSM in main thread!!!

You can solve with the answer here

Hope this help!