Window (File Upload/Download) in Selenium webdriver

File Upload/Download using Autoit

I would like to explain the Autoit tool on the file upload functionality. Download the tool from http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/downloads/ , create the appropriate Autoit .au3 script, compile into exe file, test the exe file to verify whether the functionality is working as expected and integrate with selenium. Read the help file for better understanding.

Scenario:

I have web button on the page, when selected; browser opens the following window (attaching screen shot below). Selenium works fine till Browse button selection, now it is the responsibility of the Autoit script to upload the file so that selenium can continue with the remaining GUI activity.

Steps:
1. Select the File Upload window. Drag and drop the finder tool icon on the windows objects to get its corresponding properties following screen shot demonstrates how to open and capture the windows controls.

2. Open Script Editor (program files), write the code for ex.

AutoIt Script

WinWaitActive("File Upload")
Send("D:\demo.txt")
ControlClick("", "&Open", "Button1")

3. Save the file as demo.au3

4. Right click on this file and click ‘Compile Script’. This will create a demo.exe file at the same location.

5. Select open button, so that all the selection details are transferred into web page control and selenium can take control of the next activity.

Autoitdemo.java

public class Autoitdemo {

         

          public static void main(String[] args)  {

                   try{            

                  

                   WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver();

                   driver.get("http://www.sendspace.com/");

System.out.println(" Page Opened is: "+driver.getCurrentUrl()+"\n"+driver.getTitle() );

                   driver.findElement(By.xpath("//*[@id='upload_file']")).click();

                   System.out.println(" Browse button clicked");

                   Runtime.getRuntime().exec("D:\\demo1.exe"); //call Autoit script

                   System.out.println(" Execution Finished ");

                   driver.close();

                    }catch(Exception e)

                    {       

e.printStackTrace();

                   System.out.println(e.getMessage());    

                  

          }

          }

}

Java Code to call Autoit Script

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("D:\\demo1.exe");

For more help go to:

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/intro/running.htm

http://bharath-marrivada.blogspot.in/2011/02/selenium-autoitv3-file-upload-download.html