Selenium unable to find an element with input_type=file

Question

I want to upload a file using selenium webdriver, the problem is that the button to upload the file has an input_type=file. I used xpath, name, ID, with sendkeys and it's not working.

Here is the code:

driver.findElement(By.xpath(".//*[@id='repondants_file']")).sendkeys("filepath");

I have also used JS:

WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.xpath(".//*[@id='repondants_file']"));
JavascriptExecutor executor = (JavascriptExecutor)getDriver();
executor.executeScript("arguments[0].click()",element );

Here is the full stacktrace:

*** Element info: {Using=xpath, value=.//*[@id='repondants_file']}
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.W3CHttpResponseCodec.createException(W3CHttpResponseCodec.java:133)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.W3CHttpResponseCodec.decode(W3CHttpResponseCodec.java:99)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.W3CHttpResponseCodec.decode(W3CHttpResponseCodec.java:43)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.HttpCommandExecutor.execute(HttpCommandExecutor.java:163)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.service.DriverCommandExecutor.execute(DriverCommandExecutor.java:82)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.execute(RemoteWebDriver.java:604)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.findElement(RemoteWebDriver.java:371)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.findElementByXPath(RemoteWebDriver.java:476)
at org.openqa.selenium.By$ByXPath.findElement(By.java:361)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.findElement(RemoteWebDriver.java:363)
at TestPackage.OperationProjet2.main(OperationProjet2.java:41)

Here is the Html source code:

a href="http://test.360-feedback-enligne.fr/professionnel-rh/app/batch/encode.php" download="liste_repondants.xlsx">
<br/>
<br/>
<label>Importez le fichier EXCEL des répondants (conforme à la trame) :</label>
<input id="repondants_file" name="repondants_file" type="file"/>

Any clues?

What do you mean by "not working"? what happens when you try this code? any exceptions? — Guy
– Guy, Commented Mar 19, 2017 at 17:43
The code is expected to upload a file but nothing happens when executing it, and I got the following error on my console: *** Element info: {Using=xpath, value=.//*[@id='repondants_file']} at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source) — Ahmed Kammoun
– Ahmed Kammoun, Commented Mar 19, 2017 at 17:46
This is not the complete stacktrace. Does it say NoSuchElementException by any chance? you should also add the relevant html to the question. — Guy
– Guy, Commented Mar 19, 2017 at 17:49

undetected Selenium · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-19 19:45:48Z

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Selenium can help you to click on the particular webelement which opens the windows file selector. Selenium won't be able to help you directly to select a file from your local directory structure. In that case you have to take help of Auto IT in your Selenium/Java code to select the particular file and then through Webdriver instance you can click on upload button to upload the selected file.

Let me know if this helps you.

answered Mar 19, 2017 at 19:45

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Ahmed Kammoun Over a year ago

I have installed AutoIT, prepared its script, and modified my code as per below: //Click repondants_file WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.id("repondants_file")); element.click(); //Call AutoIT Runtime.getRuntime().exec("C:\\Users\\za\\Desktop\\FileUpload.exe");

Ahmed Kammoun Over a year ago

still getting the same stacktrace :(

Ahmed Kammoun Over a year ago

well as I am still getting the same stachtrace error, it couldn't even call the AutoIT script, so I am still stuck my initial question which is Selenium not being able to find an element with input_type=file

undetected Selenium Over a year ago

It essentially means that the xpath you provided is not working. Can you update your question with the complete HTML DOM so that we can help you?

undetected Selenium Over a year ago

Use this xpath "//input[@id='repondants_file']" and let me know if the file selector box opens.

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Mahipal · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-19 23:49:03Z

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You can upload the required file using Selenium Webdriver with the help of type property of the control, as shown below:

 driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@type='file']")).sendkeys("filepath");

Replace filepath in above code with the actual file path. Let me know, whether it works for you.

answered Mar 19, 2017 at 23:49

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Ahmed Kammoun Over a year ago

IT's ok guys I have found the solution, I have used ExpectedConditions as per below ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.id("repondants_file")));

Ahmed Kammoun · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-21 20:19:17Z

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IT's ok guys I have found the solution, I have used ExpectedConditions as per below ExpectedConditions.visibilityOfElementLocated(By.id("reponda‌nts_file")));

answered Mar 21, 2017 at 20:19

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