# Problem filling textarea using watir

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-filling-textarea-using-watir/136674>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 5, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-filling-textarea-using-watir/136674 "2008-05-05T12:37:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![devabrat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@devabrat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/devabrat)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-filling-textarea-using-watir/136674/1 "2008-05-05T12:37:43Z")

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When trying to fill text area after filling a text field i am getting  
this error

““Can’t move focus to the control because it is invisible, not enabled,  
or o  
f a type that does not accept the focus.  
HRESULT error code:0x80020009.””

what should i do\>?

–regards  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

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**Author:** ![devabrat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@devabrat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/devabrat)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 2:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-filling-textarea-using-watir/136674/2 "2008-05-05T14:16:03Z")

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On May 5, 6:37 am, Devabrat K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> ## –regards removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid
> 
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Could you post the HTML of the text area (and its surrounding HTML)?

Check that the text area is, in fact, enabled. Also check your HTML  
to see if the text area’s name conflicts with another HTML element.