Linux 9.4 'type' issue

[KCasey]

Using RHEL 9.4, Squish 8 for Java, (python in test dev) Telling squish to type a string in many text entry fields in either java 11 or 17 app, presents as a randomly jumbled (malformed) entry.

Example: trying to put a file path in a file path entry box...
myPath = "/home/APP/folder/subFolder/file.txt"
type(waitForObject(names.fileEntryField), myPath)

In the app, the type command in the file field enters myPath as:

/homAe/fPoldeP/rsu/fil.bFole/txdert (or similar, not the same every time) but cannot get it to enter the file path straight at all.

Thoughts? We just got linux 9.4 stood up and this is just one example of fields using the type command being malformed.