How to upload a file in Selenium with no text box

Question

I have been looking for a solution to uploading a file in Selenium 2.

The problem is that the web element that I\'m trying to upload is usable in two ways: Drag and

Answer 1

I found the only way I could get it working was to use AutoIt (thanks to answers by LittlePanda and user3903359).

I improved on the script as I found performing any other actions while the test was running could stop it working. The trick was to find the window then make it active before entering the text.

The timeout is to prevent multiple AutoIt scripts hanging around in the background which means when you stop the test and try to do your own work they then kick off and try to start typing!

Note that the window is named differently in different browsers (e.g. "Open" in Chrome).

$windowHandle = WinWait("Choose File to Upload", "", 3) ; 3 second timeout - NB the window name will be different in different browsers!

If $windowHandle == 0 Then
   MsgBox(0, "", "Upload popup not found")
Else
   ;MsgBox(0, "", "Upload popup found: " & $windowHandle)
   WinActivate($windowHandle)
   Send("C:\\path\to\myfile.txt")
   Send("{ENTER}")
EndIf

Running the AutoIt script from Java is I assume as per all the other answers:

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("MyAutoItScript.exe");

Running the AutoIt script from C#:

var process = Process.Start(@"C:\\path\to\myAutoItScript.exe");
process.WaitForExit();
Thread.Sleep(200); // IE fix for Modal dialog present exception