Android DatePicker

[tgroeger]

Hello everyone,

I've recently come across a particularly annoying problem. I have to automate setting a date using the android widget "DatePicker". As you can probably imagine I wish to circumvent the need to have to press arrows until the value I wish to set appears so I'm looking for a way to set the chosen date in a more direct manner.

Ideally I would be able to set the value of the widget and thereby force it to the date I wish to set, before closing it again. Unfortunately I haven't yet found a way to do that using the usual methods. I hope you can help me with that.

Regards, tgroeger

[Support Team]

Hi tgroeger,

You could use for instance the “Set Value”-action in your recording, but you have to add a “Touch”-action to the elements of the DatePicker. If you don’t add a “Touch”-action before the “Set Value”-action the value will not be saved into the elemtents.

Please have a look at my attached screenshots, to illustrate my workaround.

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Please let me know, if this workaround fixed your problem.

Regards,
Markus (S)

[tgroeger]

Unfortunately even with those measures in place the value I entered was not saved. Even trying to use a swipe or touching various or single parts of the date before or after entering a value did not help.

[Support Team]

Hi tgroeger,

Thank you for the response.
Unfortunately it is hard to analyze the problem without application.
May I ask you if it is possible for you to provide your application?

If you don’t want to post the application here in the forum, you can send it to [email protected].

This will help us to analyze the issue in detail.
Thank you in advance.

Regards,
Markus(S)

[tgroeger]

Hello Markus,

just today I've gotten my hands on a newer android device, which is also running a newer version of android (4.2.2) than my previous device. In this version your workaround seems to work just fine with a few modifications.

Thanks for your help!

Regards, tgroeger