Google Chrome search results saving as PDF document.
Hi Team,
We have a requirement to search for a Key string in google and save the google search results as PDF document.
I m able to bring up the print window in chrome with sendkeys method and but not able to interrogate the dropdown value to select "Save as PDF" and also Print button in the print window.
Can you please let us know any optimal way to automate the process.
1. Can we automate without sendkeys since its an RDA opportunity ?
2. Heard of UI automation, guidance or reference for using C# and UI automation. whether its recommended.
Pega Robotics version used : 19.1.66
Appreciate your help.
Thanks and Regards,
Varun
Pegasystems Inc.
US
You can bring up the Print dialog with some JavaScript. Use the ExecuteScript method of the page to execute;
window.print();
UIAutomation is what I would try, however I was unable to get it to make a selection for the printer. In this case, I think SendKeys may be the easiest since it seems to be at least required to select the printer. The challenge here though is that Chrome tends to save the last printer, so you won't know what has been selected. You would need to select the first prnter in the list and then send "s" to have it select "Save as PDF" since it is the first "s".
Using UI Automation though, I can click the Save button once the "Save as PDF" option is selected with a relatively small script, but that isn't helpful unless you can get the selection made in the first place.
I will give this some thought, but if anyone else has any suggestions...
National Australia Bank Ltd
AU
Thanks Thomas for your response,
I was able to bring up the print dialog using window.print().
Can you please let me know how we can perform click on the Save button in Print window using the script, we need to know the save button properties as well.
Once we click on Save button on print window, we get "Save As" windows popup which is not interrogatable as well.
Pegasystems Inc.
US
Here is a solution that can get you started...the ClickInitialSaveButton seems to have an issue, but it works sometimes. I haven't figured out why. I am also unable to get window.print to work without an exception even though it seems to work. It appears to be a threading thing because the print dialog appears but I get an exception if it isn't dismissed soon enough. I tried a few things to get it working but never got it reliably working.
The final method PopulateChromeFileDialog seems to work, but requires a few seconds after the dialog appears before it is able to locate it.
It might be a few days before I can try again to get this working, but perhaps you'll have more success and at least this gets you something to play with.
Cognizant Technology Services
GB
Hi @VarunK69 ,
I have a similar requirement, can you please let me know how you achieved this.
Thanks,
Harish
Infinite Computer solution
IN