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title: Press Button or Click Link On Web Page Doesn't Work With File Uploader
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description: Solves issues related to interaction file uploader in web automation.
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title: Press Button or Click Link on Web Page Doesn't Work with File Uploader
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description: Solves issues related to interactive file uploaders in web automation.
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ms.custom: sap:Desktop flows\UI or browser automation
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ms.reviewer: amitrou
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## Symptoms
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When you use [Press button on web page](/power-automate/desktop-flows/actions-reference/webautomation#pressbuttonbase) or [Click link on web page](/power-automate/desktop-flows/actions-reference/webautomation#clickbase) action in web automation, the action doesn't work as expected if the button or link on the web page is part of a file uploader. For example, the following HTML element is an example of a file uploader:
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When you use the [Press button on web page](/power-automate/desktop-flows/actions-reference/webautomation#pressbuttonbase) or [Click link on web page](/power-automate/desktop-flows/actions-reference/webautomation#clickbase) action in web automation, the action doesn't work as expected if the button or link on the web page is part of a file uploader. The following HTML element is an example of a file uploader:
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[Web automation actions](/power-automate/desktop-flows/actions-reference/webautomation) create or modify events through scripts, which inform the browser whether the event is trusted. For more information, see [Event: isTrusted property](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Event/isTrusted).
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For security reasons, browsers may restrict the simulation of events that trigger file upload operations. This restriction ensures that file upload actions are initiated by the user directly, rather than through programmatic JavaScript events.
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For security reasons, browsers might restrict the simulation of events that trigger file upload operations. This restriction ensures that file upload actions are initiated by the user directly rather than through programmatic JavaScript events.
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As a result, the **Press button on web page** and **Click link on web page** actions may not work when interacting with file uploaders.
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As a result, the **Press button on web page** and **Click link on web page** actions might not work when interacting with file uploaders.
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## Workaround
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Try one of the following workarounds:
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1. Use the [Press button in window](/power-automate/desktop-flows/actions-reference/uiautomation#pressbutton) action to simulate user input, bypassing the browser's event validation.
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Instead of using a web element captured from a web automation action or a web browser recorder, capture the element using the **Press button in window**action or through a desktop recorder.
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2. Use the **Click link on web page** action with the [Send physical click](/power-automate/desktop-flows/how-to/send-physical-clicks-web-element) option enabled.
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title: Run Javascript function On Web Page Action doesn't execute but no error is reported
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description: Solves an issue where the Run JavaScript function on web page action isn't executed without indicating any error.
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title: Run JavaScript function on Web Page Action Fails to Execute
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description: Solves an issue where the Run JavaScript function on web page action isn't executed and returns no error.
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author: andreas-mitrou
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ms.date: 04/01/2025
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# The "Run JavaScript function on web page" action fails to execute
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# The "Run JavaScript function on web page" action doesn't execute but no error is reported
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This article provides a resolution for an issue where the [Run JavaScript function on web page](/power-automate/desktop-flows/how-to/populate-text-fields-click-links-javascript) action fails to execute the JavaScript code without indicating any error.
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This article provides a resolution for an issue where the [Run JavaScript function on web page](/power-automate/desktop-flows/how-to/populate-text-fields-click-links-javascript) action fails to execute the JavaScript code and doesn't indicate any error.
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1. Temporarily disable all third-party web extensions in the browser, except for the Power Automate extension, to determine if the issue persists.
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1. Temporarily disable all third-party web extensions in the browser, except the Power Automate extension, to determine if the issue persists.
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-[Turn off an extension in Microsoft Edge](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/add-turn-off-or-remove-extensions-in-microsoft-edge-9c0ec68c-2fbc-2f2c-9ff0-bdc76f46b026)
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-[Turn off an extension in Google Chrome](https://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/answer/2664769)
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-[Disabling extensions in Mozilla Firefox](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/disable-or-remove-add-ons#w_disabling-extensions)
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1. If disabling third-party web extensions isn't a viable option, you can replace the JavaScript code with a specific web automation action that involves physical interaction. For example:
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1. If disabling third-party web extensions isn't feasible, you can replace the JavaScript code with a specific web automation action that involves physical interaction. For example:
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If the JavaScript code is designed to click an element using the `document.getElementById('elementID').click();` code, this code can be replaced by the **Click link on web page** action with the **Send physical click** option enabled.
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description: Solves issues caused by User Interface Privacy Isolation (UIPI) that prevent the UI or Browser automation actions to execute successfully.
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description: Solves issues caused by User Interface Privacy Isolation (UIPI) that prevent UI or browser automation actions from executing successfully.
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> System.Exception: Some simulated input commands were not sent successfully. The most common reason for this happening are the security features of Windows including User Interface Privacy Isolation (UIPI). Your application can only send commands to applications of the same or lower elevation. Similarly certain commands are restricted to Accessibility/UIAutomation applications. Refer to the project home page and the code samples for more information
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## Cause 2: A UAC dialog is open during execution
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**Solution**: Ensure that User Account Control (UAC) dialogs don't appear during automation. If necessary, temporarily adjust UAC settings:
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**Solution**: Ensure that User Account Control (UAC) dialogs don't appear during automation. If necessary, temporarily adjust the UAC settings:
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## Cause 3: The RDP window is minimized during execution
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**Solution**: Modify the system registry to prevent issues with minimized RDP sessions:
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**Solution**: Modify the system registry to prevent issues with minimized Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) sessions.
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**Solution**: Review recent Windows updates or system changes and revert them if necessary to resolve the issue.
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## More information
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- For web automation actions such as [Click link on web page](/power-automate/desktop-flows/actions-reference/webautomation#clickbase) and [Populate text field on webpage](/power-automate/desktop-flows/actions-reference/webautomation#populatetextfieldbase), ensure that physical interaction options are disabled in the action parameters.
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- For UI automation, enable the [Simulate action](/power-platform/release-plan/2023wave2/power-automate/ui-automation--simulate-actions) parameter for eligible UI Automation actions and UI elements.
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