Unable to input text into some text fields

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Hi,

Often i find myself struggling with certain text fields. I’m able to click this element but i’m unable to use “input text” keyword on this text field. I keep getting Invalid element state exception.

I’ve tried clicking the element first and then using input text but it doesn’t work.

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Can someone help???

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Hi! Can you paste the HTML markup as text?

Right-click the element → Copy → Outer HTML

Thanks!

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Here it is:

input _ngcontent-utg-c198="" type=“text” mask=“separator” thousandseparator="," class=“table-input ng-pristine ng-valid ng-star-inserted ng-touched”

Thanks.

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Hmm. Nothing wrong or special about that markup. Need a bit more context to be able to help.

  • Can you share your robot code where you try to input text?
  • And also the part where you managed to successfully click the element?
  • Also share the full error message. Thanks!
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I am also having this issue where I am getting the following error message :
InvalidElementStateException: Message: Unable to clear element that cannot be edited

I am trying to enter text into a field with this selector - css=#ycptcpt

I know that the selector is working because I have click element beforehand to see if RF can access it and I can see the cursor appear and blink.

But its failing at this step - input text css=#ycptcpt test
with that error message

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Found the solution. The selector was a div so naturally I was unable to enter text. I drilled down further and found this selector to use -

input text xpath=//form[@id=‘f’]//input[@name=‘login’] ${Email}

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