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  • 1.  How to create an RPA using text editor

    Posted Tue March 09, 2021 07:41 AM
    Hi everyone,

    is there a way to create a valid .wal file in a text editor and then import it in RPA Studio?
    I am asking this because writing the same script in a text editor and in the script section in RPA Studio does not provide the same files. That seems to happen because when a .wal file is created in RPA Studio additional sequences of characters are added before some instructions. The result of this is that, when I run the file created using a text editor, RPA Studio will not open it.
    Is there a workaround for this?

    Thank you!

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    andrea armani
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  • 2.  RE: How to create an RPA using text editor

    IBM Champion
    Posted Wed March 10, 2021 02:43 AM
    Hi Andrea

    it is not exactly what you are asking for but I just copy&paste from the text editor to RPA Studio (Script view). Of course ignoring the special characters at the start and end of a .wal file.

    Regards,

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    nordine vandezande
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  • 3.  RE: How to create an RPA using text editor

    Posted Wed March 10, 2021 03:04 AM
    Edited by andrea armani Wed March 10, 2021 03:13 AM
    Hi Nordine

    Thank you for your help. In my case I need to create the script automatically, without the necessity to manually copy&paste. 
    As for now, the best solution I can think of is to create an RPA that copy from a file and save the content in RPA Studio, as you said. However, this solution is far from perfect and also very tedious as it seems that I cannot use the Recorder on RPA Studio itself, but if there is no other way I guess it will do for now. I was hoping to find a built-in solution based on API or something like that. I hope that in the next versions of the software this will be allowed. 

    Regards,

    Andrea Armani

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    andrea armani
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