Handle browser dialog window without focus

[Akos]

I have a Selenium WebDriver based script to automate file uploading. It uploads list of files one by one. I use AutoIT script to handle dialog window, file chooser window. Parameter $CmdLine[1]contains the path of actual file.

ControlFocus("Open a file","","Edit1")
ControlSetText("Open a file","","Edit1", $CmdLine[1])
ControlClick("Open a file","","Button1")

I execute it from Java code as following:

Runtime.getRuntime().exec(autoITExecutable);

It opens dialog window, so it can't work without focus on browser window.

[Danp2]

Did you have a specific question?

Also, where is the parameter being passed to the Autoit executable?

[Akos]

Variable autoITExecutable contains path of exe file and parameter value too. My question is, how could I execute test without opening dialog window. I would like to execute it without focus on browser and maybe in headless mode.

[Danp2]

If the goal is to upload files without using the file selection dialog, then I think the solution wouldn't require Autoit and would be dependent on the website involved.

Not sure how you would accomplish this without more details.

[Akos]

What kind of details? I tried to use sendKeys(""); method, but input field doesn't accept file in this way.