RPA.Desktop.Windows

Get machine boot time

return:	boot time in seconds from Epoch

Examples

${epoch}  Boot Time In Seconds From Epoch

Calculate x and y center coordinates from rectangle.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
rectangle	Any	null	element rectangle coordinates

param rectangle:
	element rectangle coordinates
return:	x and y coordinates of rectangle center

Examples

Open Using Run Dialog   calc  Calculator
&{rect}=        Get Element Rectangle    CalculatorResults
${x}  ${y}=     Calculate Rectangle Center   ${rect}

Mouse click on coordinates x and y.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
x	int, None	None	horizontal coordinate for click, defaults to None
y	int, None	None	vertical coordinate for click, defaults to None
click_type	str	click	"click", "right" or "double", defaults to "click"

Default click type is click meaning left

param x:	horizontal coordinate for click, defaults to None
param y:	vertical coordinate for click, defaults to None
param click_type:
	"click", "right" or "double", defaults to "click"
raises ValueError:
	if coordinates are not valid

Examples

Click Type  x=450  y=100
Click Type  x=450  y=100  click_type=right
Click Type  x=450  y=100  click_type=double

Close all applications

Examples

Open Application   Excel
Open Application   Word
Open Executable    notepad.exe   Untitled - Notepad
Close All Applications

Connect to application by its handle

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
handle	int	null	handle of the application
windowtitle	str, None	None	name of the window, defaults to active window if None
existing_app	bool	False	set True if selecting window which library has already accessed, default False
parse_elements	bool	True	set False to not to parse elements of the window, default True

param handle:	handle of the application
param windowtitle:
	name of the window, defaults to active window if None
param existing_app:
	set True if selecting window which library has already accessed, default False
param parse_elements:
	set False to not to parse elements of the window, default True

Examples

${appid}  Connect By Handle  88112

Connect to application by its pid

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
app_pid	str	null	process id of the application
windowtitle	str, None	None	name of the window, defaults to active window if None

param app_pid:	process id of the application
param windowtitle:
	name of the window, defaults to active window if None

Examples

${appid}  Connect By PID  3231

Drag elements from source and drop them on target.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
src	Any	null	application object or instance id
target	Any	null	application object or instance id
src_locator	str	null	elements to move
target_locator	str, None	None
handle_ctrl_key	bool	False	True if keyword should press CTRL down dragging
drop_delay	float	2.0	how many seconds to wait until releasing mouse drop, default 2.0
origin	str	middle

Please note that if CTRL is not pressed down during drag and drop then operation is MOVE operation, on CTRL down the operation is COPY operation.

There will be also overwrite notification if dropping over existing files.

param src:	application object or instance id
param target:	application object or instance id
param src_locator:
	elements to move
param handle_ctrl_key:
	True if keyword should press CTRL down dragging
param drop_delay:
	how many seconds to wait until releasing mouse drop, default 2.0
raises ValueError:
	on validation errors

Examples

${app1}=        Open Using Run Dialog    explorer.exe{VK_SPACE}C:\workfiles\movethese   movethese
${app2}=        Open Using Run Dialog    wordpad.exe   Document - WordPad
Drag And Drop   ${app1}   ${app2}   regexp:testfile_\d.txt  name:Rich Text Window   handle_ctrl_key=${True}
Drag And Drop   ${app1}   ${app1}   regexp:testfile_\d.txt  name:subdir  handle_ctrl_key=${True}

Find element from window by locator and criteria.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
locator	str	null	name of the locator
search_criteria	str, None	None	criteria by which element is matched

param locator:	name of the locator
param search_criteria:
	criteria by which element is matched
return:	list of matching elements and locators that were found on the window

Examples

@{elements}   Find Element   CalculatorResults
Log Many  ${elements[0]}     # list of matching elements
Log Many  ${elements[1]}     # list of all available locators

Get application object by id

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
app_id	int, None	None	id of the application to get, defaults to None

By default returns active_application application object.

param app_id:	id of the application to get, defaults to None
return:	application object

Examples

${app1}        Open Application   Excel
&{appdetails}  Get App   ${app1}

Get computer boot time in seconds from Epoch or in datetime string.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
as_datetime	bool	False	if True returns datetime string, otherwise seconds, defaults to False
datetime_format	str	%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S	datetime string format, defaults to "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"

param as_datetime:
	if True returns datetime string, otherwise seconds, defaults to False
param datetime_format:
	datetime string format, defaults to "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
return:	seconds from Epoch or datetime string

Examples

${boottime}  Get Boot Time
${boottime}  Get Boot Time   as_datetime=True
${boottime}  Get Boot Time   as_datetime=True  datetime_format=%d.%m.%Y

Get dialog rectangle coordinates

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
ctrl	Any, None	None	name of the window control object, defaults to None
as_dict	bool	False

If ctrl is None then get coordinates from dialog

param ctrl:	name of the window control object, defaults to None
return:	coordinates: left, top, right, bottom

Examples

${left}  ${top}  ${right}  ${bottom}=  Get Dialog Rectangle
&{coords}  Get Dialog Rectangle  as_dict=True
Log  top=${coords.top} left=${coords.left}

Get element by locator.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
locator	str	null	name of the locator
screenshot	bool	False	takes element screenshot if True, defaults to False
open_dialog	bool	True	True if dialog should be reopened, default to True

param locator:	name of the locator
param screenshot:
	takes element screenshot if True, defaults to False
param open_dialog:
	True if dialog should be reopened, default to True
return:	element if element was identified, else False

Examples

${element}  Get Element  CalculatorResults
${element}  Get Element  Result      screenshot=True

Get element center coordinates

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
element	dict	null	dictionary of element items

param element:	dictionary of element items
return:	coordinates, x and y

Examples

@{element}   Find Element  CalculatorResults
${x}  ${y}=  Get Element Center  ${elements[0][0]}

Get value of element rectangle attribute.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
locator	str	null	element locator
as_dict	bool	False	return values in a dictionary, default False

param locator:	element locator
param as_dict:	return values in a dictionary, default False
return:	(left, top, right, bottom) values if found, else False

Examples

${left}  ${top}  ${right}  ${bottom}=  Get Element Rectangle  CalculatorResults
&{coords}  Get Element Rectangle  CalculatorResults  as_dict=True
Log  top=${coords.top} left=${coords.left}

Get value of element rich text attribute.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
locator	str	null	element locator

param locator:	element locator
return:	rich_text value if found, else False

Examples

${text}  Get Element Rich Text  CalculatorResults

Get machine name

return:	machine name as string

Examples

${machine}  Get Machine Name

Get computer memory stats and return those in bytes or in humanized memory format.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
humanized	bool	True	if False returns memory information in bytes, defaults to True

param humanized:
	if False returns memory information in bytes, defaults to True
return:	memory information in dictionary format

Examples

&{mem}     Get Memory Stats
&{mem}     Get Memory Stats   humanized=False

Get list of all open applications

Returns a dictionary

Examples

${app1}    Open Application   Excel
${app2}    Open Executable    calc.exe  Calculator
${app3}    Open File          /path/to/myfile.txt
&{apps}    Get Open Applications

Replace spaces in a text with pywinauto.keyboard space characters {VK_SPACE}

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
text		null	replace spaces in this string

param text:	replace spaces in this string

Examples

${txt}    Get Spaced String   My name is Bond
# ${txt} = My{VK_SPACE}name{VK_SPACE}is{VK_SPACE}Bond
Send Keys To Input  ${txt}

Get text from element

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
locator	str	null	element locator

param locator:	element locator

Examples

Open Using Run Dialog  calc     Calculator
Type Into    CalculatorResults   11
Type Into    CalculatorResults   55
&{val}       Get Text   CalculatorResults

Get username of logged in user

return:	username as string

Examples

${user}  Get Username

Get element information about all window dialog controls and their descendants.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
screenshot	bool	False	save element screenshot if True, defaults to False
element_json	bool	False	save element json if True, defaults to False
outline	bool	False	highlight elements if True, defaults to False

param screenshot:
	save element screenshot if True, defaults to False
param element_json:
	save element json if True, defaults to False
param outline:	highlight elements if True, defaults to False
return:	all controls and all elements

Examples

@{elements}   Get Window Elements
Log Many      ${elements[0]}     # list of all available locators
Log Many      ${elements[1]}     # list of matching elements
@{elements}   Get Window Elements  screenshot=True  element_json=True  outline=True

Get list of open windows

Window dictionaries contain:

• automation_id
• control_id
• title
• pid
• handle
• is_active
• keyboard_focus
• rectangle

return:	list of window dictionaries

Examples

@{windows}    Get Window List
FOR  ${window}  IN  @{windows}
    Log Many  ${window}
END

Is element enabled.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
locator	str	null	element locator

param locator:	element locator
return:	True if enabled, else False

Examples

${res}=   Is Element Enabled  CalculatorResults

Is element matching. Check if locator is found in any field or criteria field in the window items.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
itemdict	dict	null
locator	str	null	name of the locator
criteria	str	null	criteria on which to match element
wildcard	bool	False	whether to do reg exp match or not, default False

param itemDict:	dictionary of element items
param locator:	name of the locator
param criteria:	criteria on which to match element
param wildcard:	whether to do reg exp match or not, default False
return:	True if element is matching locator and criteria, False if not

Is element visible.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
locator	str	null	element locator

param locator:	element locator
return:	True if visible, else False

Examples

${res}=   Is Element Visible  CalculatorResults

Kill process by name

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
process_name	str	null	name of the process

param process_name:
	name of the process
return:	True if succeeds False if not

Examples

${process}  Process Exists  calc  strict=False
${status}   Kill Process    ${process.name()}

Kill process by pid

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
pid	int	null	process identifier

param pid:	process identifier

Examples

${process}  Process Exists  calc  strict=False
${status}   Kill Process By PID   ${process.pid}

Put windows into lock mode

Examples

Lock Screen

Log into Windows domain with username and password.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
username	str	null	name of the user
password	str	null	password of the user
domain	str	.	windows domain for the user, defaults to "."

param username:	name of the user
param password:	password of the user
param domain:	windows domain for the user, defaults to "."
return:	handle

Examples

Log In  username=myname  password=mypassword  domain=company

Select item from menu

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
menuitem	str	null	name of the menu item

param menuitem:	name of the menu item

Examples

Open Using Run Dialog   notepad     Untitled - Notepad
Menu Select             File->Print

Minimize window by its title

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
windowtitle	str, None	None	name of the window, default None means that active window is going to be minimized

param windowtitle:
	name of the window, default None means that active window is going to be minimized

Examples

Open Using Run Dialog  calc     Calculator
Open Using Run Dialog  notepad  Untitled - Notepad
Minimize Dialog    # Current window (Notepad)
Minimize Dialog    Calculator

Mouse click locator, coordinates, or image

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
locator	str, None	None	element locator on active window
x	int	0	coordinate x on desktop
y	int	0	coordinate y on desktop
off_x	int	0	offset x (used for locator and image clicks)
off_y	int	0	offset y (used for locator and image clicks)
image	str, None	None	image to click on desktop
method	str	locator	one of the available methods to mouse click, default "locator"
ctype	str	click	type of mouse click
focus	str	center	default point for element click is 'center', can be set to 'topleft' to click top left corner of the element
tolerance	int, None	None	image matching tolerance between 0 and 1

When using method locator,image or ocr mouse is clicked by default at center coordinates.

Click types are:

• click normal left button mouse click
• double
• right

param locator:	element locator on active window
param x:	coordinate x on desktop
param y:	coordinate y on desktop
param off_x:	offset x (used for locator and image clicks)
param off_y:	offset y (used for locator and image clicks)
param image:	image to click on desktop
param method:	one of the available methods to mouse click, default "locator"
param ctype:	type of mouse click
param focus:	default point for element click is 'center', can be set to 'topleft' to click top left corner of the element
param tolerance:
	image matching tolerance between 0 and 1

Examples

Mouse Click  method=coordinates  100   100
Mouse Click  CalculatorResults
Mouse Click  method=image  image=myimage.png  off_x=10  off_y=10  ctype=right
Mouse Click  method=image  image=myimage.png  tolerance=0.8
${elements}  ${other}=     Find Element  class:Button
FOR  ${element}  IN  @{elements}
    Run Keyword If   ${element}[visible]   Mouse Click  ${element}
END
Mouse Click  id:TrickyCheckbox  focus=topleft

Click at coordinates on desktop

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
x	int	null	horizontal coordinate on the windows to click
y	int	null	vertical coordinate on the windows to click
ctype	str	click	click type "click", "right" or "double", defaults to "click"
delay_time	float, None	None

param x:	horizontal coordinate on the windows to click
param y:	vertical coordinate on the windows to click
param ctype:	click type "click", "right" or "double", defaults to "click"
param delay:	delay in seconds after, default is no delay

Examples

Mouse Click Coords  x=450  y=100
Mouse Click Coords  x=300  y=300  ctype=right
Mouse Click Coords  x=450  y=100  delay=5.0

Click at template image on desktop

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
template	str	null
off_x	int	0	horizontal offset from top left corner to click on
off_y	int	0	vertical offset from top left corner to click on
ctype	str	click	type of mouse click
tolerance	float, None	None	matching tolerance between 0 and 1

param image:	image to click on desktop
param off_x:	horizontal offset from top left corner to click on
param off_y:	vertical offset from top left corner to click on
param ctype:	type of mouse click
param tolerance:
	matching tolerance between 0 and 1

Examples

Mouse Click  image=myimage.png  off_x=10  off_y=10  ctype=right
Mouse Click  image=myimage.png  tolerance=0.8

Open application by dispatch method

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
application	str	null	name of the application as str

This keyword is used to launch Microsoft applications like Excel, Word, Outlook and Powerpoint.

param application:
	name of the application as str
return:	application instance id

Examples

${app1}    Open Application   Excel
${app2}    Open Application   Word

Open window by its title.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
windowtitle	str, None	None	name of the window, defaults to active window if None
highlight	bool	False	draw outline for window if True, default False
timeout	int	10	time to wait for dialog to appear
existing_app	bool	False	set True if selecting window which library has already accessed, default False
wildcard	bool	False	set True for inclusive window title search, default False
parse_elements	bool	True	set False to not to parse elements of the window, default True

param windowtitle:
	name of the window, defaults to active window if None
param highlight:
	draw outline for window if True, default False
param timeout:	time to wait for dialog to appear
param existing_app:
	set True if selecting window which library has already accessed, default False
param wildcard:	set True for inclusive window title search, default False
param parse_elements:
	set False to not to parse elements of the window, default True

Examples

Open Dialog       Untitled - Notepad
Open Dialog       Untitled - Notepad   highlight=True   timeout=5
Open Dialog       Notepad   wildcard=True

Open Windows executable. Window title name is required to get handle on the application.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
executable	str	null	name of the executable
windowtitle	str	null	name of the window
backend	str, None	None	set Windows backend, default None means using library default value
work_dir	str, None	None	path to working directory, default None
wildcard	bool	False	set True for inclusive window title search, default False

param executable:
	name of the executable
param windowtitle:
	name of the window
param backend:	set Windows backend, default None means using library default value
param work_dir:	path to working directory, default None
param wildcard:	set True for inclusive window title search, default False
return:	application instance id

Examples

${app1}    Open Executable   calc.exe  Calculator
${app2}    Open Executable   notepad.exe  Notepad   wildcard=True

Open associated application when opening file

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
filename	str	null	path to file
windowtitle	str, None	None	name of the window
wildcard	bool	False	set True for inclusive window title search, default False
timeout	int	10	time to wait for dialog to appear

Keyword Open Dialog is used if windowtitle is given.

param filename:	path to file
param windowtitle:
	name of the window
param wildcard:	set True for inclusive window title search, default False
param timeout:	time to wait for dialog to appear
return:	application id or None

Examples

${app1}    Open File   /path/to/myfile.txt

Open application using Windows search dialog. Window title name is required to get handle on the application.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
executable	str	null	name of the executable
windowtitle	str	null	name of the window
timeout	int	10	time to wait for dialog to appear
wildcard	bool	False	set True for inclusive window title search, default False

param executable:
	name of the executable
param windowtitle:
	name of the window
param timeout:	time to wait for dialog to appear
param wildcard:	set True for inclusive window title search, default False
return:	application instance id

Examples

${app1}    Open From Search  calculator  Calculator
${app2}    Open From Search  notepad  Notepad  wildcard=True

Open application using Windows run dialog. Window title name is required to get handle on the application.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
executable	str	null	name of the executable
windowtitle	str	null	name of the window
timeout	int	10	time to wait for dialog to appear
wildcard	bool	False	set True for inclusive window title search, default False

param executable:
	name of the executable
param windowtitle:
	name of the window
param timeout:	time to wait for dialog to appear
param wildcard:	set True for inclusive window title search, default False
return:	application instance id

Examples

${app1}    Open Using Run Dialog  notepad  Untitled - Notepad
${app2}    Open Using Run Dialog  notepad  Notepad    wildcard=True

Check if process exists by its name

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
process_name	str	null	search for this process
strict	bool	True	defines how match is made, default True which means that process name needs to be exact match and False does inclusive matching

param process_name:
	search for this process
param strict:	defines how match is made, default True which means that process name needs to be exact match and False does inclusive matching
return:	process instance or False

Examples

${process}  Process Exists  calc
${process}  Process Exists  calc  strict=False

Check if process exists by its id

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
pid	int	null	process identifier

param pid:	process identifier
return:	process instance or False

Examples

${process}  Process ID Exists  4567
Run Keyword If   ${process}  Log  Process exists

Put Windows into sleep mode

Examples

Put System To Sleep

Quit an application by application id or active application if app_id is None.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
app_id	int, None	None	application_id, defaults to None
send_keys	bool	False	if ALT+F4 should be used to quit, default False

param app_id:	application_id, defaults to None
param send_keys:
	if ALT+F4 should be used to quit, default False

Examples

${app1}   Open Application   Excel
${app2}   Open Application   Word
Quit Application  ${app1}

Get controls and elements for current windows.

Should be called always when window content changes on Windows desktop.

return:	controls (list) and elements (list)

Restore window by its title

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
windowtitle	str, None	None	name of the window, default None means that active window is going to be restored

param windowtitle:
	name of the window, default None means that active window is going to be restored

Examples

Open Using Run Dialog  notepad  Untitled - Notepad
Minimize Dialog
Sleep             1s
Restore Dialog
Sleep             1s
Restore Dialog    Untitled - Notepad

Save screenshot into filename.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
filename	str	null	name of the file
element	dict, None	None	take element screenshot, defaults to None
ctrl	Any, None	None	take control screenshot, defaults to None
desktop	bool	False	take desktop screenshot if True, defaults to False
overwrite	bool	True	overwrite existing image (deprecated, always True)

param filename:	name of the file
param element:	take element screenshot, defaults to None
param ctrl:	take control screenshot, defaults to None
param desktop:	take desktop screenshot if True, defaults to False
param overwrite:
	overwrite existing image (deprecated, always True)

Examples

@{element}   Find Element  CalculatorResults
Screenshot   element.png   ${elements[0][0]}
Screenshot   desktop.png   desktop=True
Screenshot   desktop.png   desktop=True  overwrite=True

Send keys into active windows.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
keys	str	null	list of keys to send

param keys:	list of keys to send

Examples

Open Executable  calc.exe  Calculator
Send Keys        2{+}3{=}

Send keys to windows and add ENTER if with_enter is True

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
keys_to_type	str	null	keys to type into Windows
with_enter	bool	True	send ENTER if with_enter is True
send_delay	float	0.5	delay after send_keys
enter_delay	float	1.5	delay after ENTER

At the end of send_keys there is by default 0.5 second delay. At the end of ENTER there is by default 1.5 second delay.

param keys_to_type:
	keys to type into Windows
param with_enter:
	send ENTER if with_enter is True
param send_delay:
	delay after send_keys
param enter_delay:
	delay after ENTER

Examples

${txt}    Get Spaced String   My name is Bond, James Bond
Send Keys To Input  ${txt}    with_enter=False
Send Keys To Input  {ENTER}THE   send_delay=5.0  with_enter=False
Send Keys To Input  {VK_SPACE}-{VK_SPACE}END   enter_delay=5.0

Set global automation timings

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
speed	Speed	DEFAULT	possible values 'default', 'fast' or 'slow'

param speed:	possible values 'default', 'fast' or 'slow'

Set Windows backend which is used to interact with Windows applications

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
backend	str	null	name of the backend to use

Allowed values defined by SUPPORTED_BACKENDS

param backend:	name of the backend to use

Examples

Set Windows Backend   uia
Open Executable   calc.exe  Calculator
Set Windows Backend   win32
Open Executable   calc.exe  Calculator

Switch to application by id.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
app_id	int	null	application's id

param app_id:	application's id
raises ValueError:
	if application is not found by given id

Examples

${app1}    Open Application   Excel
${app2}    Open Application   Word
Switch To Application   ${app1}

Type keys into element matched by given locator.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
locator	str	null	element locator
keys	str	null	list of keys to type
empty_field	bool	False	if field should be emptied before typing, default False

param locator:	element locator
param keys:	list of keys to type
param empty_field:
	if field should be emptied before typing, default False

Examples

Open Executable  calc.exe  Calculator
Type Into        CalculatorResults  11
Type Into        CalculatorResults  22  empty_field=True

Type keys into active window element.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
keys	str	null	list of keys to type

param keys:	list of keys to type

Examples

Open Executable  notepad.exe  Untitled - Notepad
Type Keys   My text

Wait for element to appear into the window.

Arguments

Argument	Type	Default value	Description
locator	str	null	name of the locator
use_refreshing	bool	False	wait for element(s) which are not there yet e.g. listbox item or popups, default False
search_criteria	str, None	None	criteria by which element is matched
timeout	float	30.0	defines how long to wait for element to appear, defaults to 30.0 seconds
interval	float	2.0	how often to poll for element, defaults to 2.0 seconds (minimum is 0.5 seconds)

Can return 1 or more elements matching locator, or raises ElementNotFoundError if element is not found within timeout.

param locator:	name of the locator
param use_refreshing:
	wait for element(s) which are not there yet e.g. listbox item or popups, default False
param search_criteria:
	criteria by which element is matched
param timeout:	defines how long to wait for element to appear, defaults to 30.0 seconds
param interval:	how often to poll for element, defaults to 2.0 seconds (minimum is 0.5 seconds)

Examples

@{elements}  Wait For Element  CalculatorResults
@{elements}  Wait For Element  Results   timeout=10  interval=1.5