Upload file using Java and Selenium Webdriver

Question

I'm trying to upload a file using Selenium Webdriver and Java.. I have tried many of the suggestions listed such as

    WebElement fileInput = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//div[@class='filepicker dropzone']"));
    fileInput.sendKeys("C:\\Users\\Documents\\Screening.pdf");

as well as the Robot class

    WebElement addFiles = driver.findElement(By.id("add-files"));
    addFiles.click();

    StringSelection filepath = new StringSelection("C:\\Users\\Documents\\Screening.pdf");
    Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard().setContents(filepath, null);

    Robot robot = new Robot();
    Thread.sleep(3000);
    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);

But none of them seem to be working. The robot class opens the windows dialog, but won't interact with it at all.

Here is my what code looks like.

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Answer 1

I think you need a mix of both, seems like your first statement is searching for the wrong element. Try this:

WebElement addFiles = driver.findElement(By.id("add-files"));
addFiles.sendKeys("C:\\Users\\Documents\\Screening.pdf");

Answer 2

Two suggestions you could try:

1) After the send keys you probably have to click some ok/submit button for that to work.

2) Using the robot: make sure the focus is on that dialog. Possibly you have to press some TAB or alt-TAB to ensure that it is focussed.