Typing Backspace

[katelynnm 1]

Within a loop, I'm using "$next list item" to type into an input box from a list.  This causes the item to have a comma at the end of it.  Example: "dog,"  How can I hit backspace to delete the comma before moving on with my script?  I have tried typing {BK} and {Backspace} into the "Text to Type" field following the "$next list item", but that doesn't work.

 

For reference, I have pro version 4.

Thanks.

[HelloInsomnia 1103]

Just do a $replace and put the comma in the field and replace it with $nothing.

[katelynnm 1]

Hi!  I just tried it but it didn't work-here are the two ways I tried it:

 

Attempt 1:

set(#removecomma, $replace($next list item(%searchterms), ",", $nothing), "Global")
type text(<id="search-home-input">, $next list item(%searchterms), "Standard")

Attempt 2:

type text(<id="search-home-input">, $next list item(%searchterms), "Standard")
set(#removecomma, $replace("<id=search-home-input>", ",", $nothing), "Global")

[Steve 30]

Is the comma coming from the actual list, or is it the website adding the comma from javascript after you type in the box? 

[Steve 30]

 

Hi!  I just tried it but it didn't work-here are the two ways I tried it:

 

Attempt 1:

set(#removecomma, $replace($next list item(%searchterms), ",", $nothing), "Global")
type text(<id="search-home-input">, $next list item(%searchterms), "Standard")

Attempt 2:

type text(<id="search-home-input">, $next list item(%searchterms), "Standard")
set(#removecomma, $replace("<id=search-home-input>", ",", $nothing), "Global")

 

You were close with attempt one. The only thing you did wrong was not type the new variable you just created, you typed the same old list item.

Should have been 

set(#removecomma, $replace($next list item(%searchterms), ",", $nothing), "Global")
type text(<id="search-home-input">, #removecomma, "Standard")

But... you could also simplify it by doing one line of code:

type text(<id="search-home-input">, $replace($next list item(%searchterms), ",", $nothing), "Standard")

[katelynnm 1]

It's coming from the list.  If I do the type text with a specific word instead of $next list item it doesn't add in the commas.

[YuraB 4]

Have you tried use empty quotations "" instead of $nothing? You can also try $eval math function to use JavaScript replace functionality.