Search Screen
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Note: The Actions Quick Reference provides a complete list of actions that you can print for easy reference.
What is the Search Screen Action?
The Search Screen Action searches an emulator screen for specific text. The emulator cursor can optionally be moved to the search result if one is found.
Creating a Search Screen Action
Drag and drop the Selector
onto the Targets 
list onto the target emulator to display the available target options.
Continue to drag the Selector to the Screen
item, releasing your
mouse to display the Target Preview.
If this is the first time the emulator has been targeted, Nintex RPA will attempt to
create an emulator connection automatically. (For more information about
Emulator Connections, read the Emulator
Connections article.)
A preview of the target
is displayed along with a button that allows you
to modify the position to target
. Select the Search
Screen Action 
from the Actions list.
Note: The Search Screen Action is only available when using the Screen target option.
Select the Rules
to change the Connection for this Action. Timing 
settings
for this action may be configured to fine tune the how the Action will
run.
Note: For more information about Timing and Error settings, read the Action Builder article.
Enter the desired Search
text
.
Use the Options
section to control where and how the search is performed. The Options
section includes a Search Direction
option, allowing you to specify where to begin searching
for the desired text. You may search forwards to backwards. You can also
specify where to Start searching at 
, by choosing to begin your search at either the
cursor position, or the top left corner of the screen. If you would like
to search for an exact match, select the Must
match case option 
.
Once the search is performed, you may move
the cursor to the search result by checking the option to do so
.
Optionally, you can
choose to store the search result
in a field or Variable 
.
Note: The Search Screen Action is only available when using the Screen target option.
Optionally add Notes
to the Action to document any special instructions
or functionality. When the Run Switch
is set to Run, the action
will be executed after clicking OK.
Note: The run switch is set to Run by default. To create or modify this action without executing it, click the slider to change the option to Don't Run. For more information, see Action Builder.
Click the OK
button 
to
save the Action.