# Use Variables in Xpath

**URL:** <https://forum.robusta.ai/t/use-variables-in-xpath/444>\
**Category:** FAQ\
**Created:** [November 16, 2022, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.robusta.ai/t/use-variables-in-xpath/444 "2022-11-16T08:32:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.robusta.ai/t/use-variables-in-xpath/444/1 "2022-11-16T08:32:04Z")

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With the mouse action activity, you can make a selection by adding a variable to the xpath.

**For example,** if our variable is “today”, the used xpath could be: //\*[@id=“Calendar1″]/a[@title=”${today} "].