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Select File and Select Folder activity in UiPath

In this article, we will discuss the "Select File" and "Select Folder" activity in UiPath.

Purpose

The "Select File" activity opens the file dialog whereas the "Select Folder" activity opens the folder dialog.

Example

In this example, we will perform the following activities.

      1. Drag and drop the "Select File" activity and assign the value of the selected file to the "strSelectedFile" variable.

      2. Drag and drop the "Select Folder" activity and assign the value of the selected file to the "strSelectedFolder" variable.

      3. Display the value of both the variables in the message box.

Picture showing the expression editor in UiPath to set the value of the selected file and selected folder in the message box.

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Output

Picture showing the message box where selected file and selected folder is displayed.

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Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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