Handle Alert
Handles alerts that appear while manipulating the browser.
Command availability: IBM RPA SaaS and IBM RPA on premises
Description
Handles alerts that appear while manipulating a browser instance. It might accept or ignore all the alerts.
Script syntax
IBM RPA's proprietary scripting language has a syntax similar to other programming languages. The script syntax defines the command's syntax in the script file. You can work with this syntax in IBM RPA Studio's Script mode.
webHandleAlert [--accept(Boolean)] [--timeout(TimeSpan)] (String)=value
Dependencies
Use the Start Browser (webStart) command to start a browser or use the Find Internet Explorer Browser (findBrowser) command
to attach the Microsoft Internet Explorer before using Handle Alert (webHandleAlert) command.
Input parameter
The following table displays the list of input parameters available in this command. In the table, you can see the parameter name when working in IBM RPA Studio's Script mode and its Designer mode equivalent label.
| Designer mode label | Script mode name | Required | Accepted variable types | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accept | accept |
Optional |
Boolean |
Enable to accept the alert when it appears. |
| Timeout | timeout |
Opitional |
Time Span, Number, Text |
Maximum waiting time for running the command. When blank, the default timeout is 5 seconds. |
Output parameter
| Designer mode label | Script mode name | Accepted variable types | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text | value |
Text |
Returns the alert message. |
Example
Displays an alert in the browser and then, the Handle Alert (webHandleAlert) command ignore the alert.
defVar --name alertText --type String
// Start the browser.
webStart --name browser --type "Chrome"
webNavigate --url "www.ibm.com"
// Insert an alert on the IBM page with the message "I am an Alert!".
webExecuteJavaScript --script "window.alert(\'I am an Alert!\')"
// Ignore the alert.
webHandleAlert --timeout "00:00:10" alertText=value
// Close browser
webClose --name browser --leavebrowseropen
// Display the alert message in the console.
logMessage --message "${alertText}" --type "Info"