How to choose a file using selenium

Question

Im automating some flow and now I have a button "choose" that is opening the finder window where I need to select the file I want:

How can I automate it after clicking on "choose" so I can select a specific file to upload, lets say it's path is

/Users/username/Desktop/5.png

thanks!

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 06 '15 at 13:43

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You can use the below code

WebElement El = driver.findElement(By.id("'fileUploadField'"));
El.sendKeys("c:\\temp\\test.txt");

make sure it is in same window if it switch to the window then you need to redirect to that window and then select that file.

edited Oct 06 '15 at 13:43

Ajinkya

answered Oct 06 '15 at 12:26

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what is the "fileUploadField"? I only have a "choose" button that opens what you see in the image added to the question...its the finder where i need to look for the fily I want to upload @Srikrishna Nadagouda – Joe Oct 07 '15 at 08:11

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