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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.appian.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>How to read a value of a field from desktop application</title><link>https://community.appian.com/discussions/f/rpa/21012/how-to-read-a-value-of-a-field-from-desktop-application</link><description>Good Day Expert, 
 Can anyone please guide me how to read a value of a field from any desktop application (not browser based)? 
 Foe example, 
 opening a any desktop application and wanted to read a value of a fields Name, Age and ect. 
 
 Thanks in advance</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: How to read a value of a field from desktop application</title><link>https://community.appian.com/thread/81878?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2021 05:17:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:24ef89fb-035e-4696-bf55-33bb3f63032a</guid><dc:creator>kalaivanank0002</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi Danny,&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I hope the new feature from Appian RPA 7.8. Could you please tell me what&amp;nbsp;is the new method to get the values from desktop Application?&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Cheers,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kalai.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: How to read a value of a field from desktop application</title><link>https://community.appian.com/thread/81854?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2021 15:50:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:a970a6da-b2e3-4d59-95c6-2d50de356f9a</guid><dc:creator>kalaivanank0002</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Thanks Danny.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;is that in 21.1 ?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Can you please tell me the new method name ?&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Cheers,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kalai.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: How to read a value of a field from desktop application</title><link>https://community.appian.com/thread/81848?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2021 15:23:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:0d7092f4-836a-4777-b155-1c73f66ca64f</guid><dc:creator>Danny Verb</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Right now that requires java but in the newest version of Appian RPA tomorrow there will be new methods to getting values from desktop applications. I recommend scheduling a site restart for your site so you can get the newest version.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>