Topic
Sometimes when writing to a file or clicking a target, the bot will display an error at the bottom, “Target not Ready.” This could also be the case if a “Target Not Found error” is received. By default, RPA and Foxtrot will check to see if a target is active before it interacts and if it is not, it will ignore the target and send an error. This could also cause issues especially when writing to a file and an error will not be given, but the correct input to the file will not be present.
Additional Information
Whenever writing to a file or folder, especially if RPA or Foxtrot needs to create the file or folder first, make sure that the file is ready when manually interacting with it without RPA or Foxtrot. You can watch it appear while the bot is running and if it is observed that at any time the file or folder has not appeared when RPA or Foxtrot is ready to interact, as a best practice, use one of these steps below:
- Folder Exists or File Exists action to test if it is there
- Add wait time before the write action to give it time to appear
- Set Speed to slower and the use the set speed to resume your previous speed after
The same holds true for a Target that RPA or Foxtrot needs to interact with in a browser. Watch to see if the target appears ready while botflow is running. If the button or target is not active or appears inactive, the app may need more time to load, and RPA or Foxtrot may ignore the target. Any of the above steps can help. (Target Exists instead of File Exists)
