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MW_Didata
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3 days ago

.Click action doesn't release Ctrl

Since the newest Testcomplete update 15.77.6 when using a click action with Ctrl "obj.Click(-1, -1, skCtrl)", ctrl doesn't get released after. Anyone else with this issue, or any ideas for a fix/...
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MW_Didata
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3 days ago

To test this make sure you have something in your Clipboard.

Make a new test that Ctrl clicks the notepad window.
Then press v.

  Aliases.Notepad.wndNotepad.NotepadTextBox.RichEditD2DPT.Click(143, 67, skCtrl);
  Aliases.Notepad.wndNotepad.NotepadTextBox.RichEditD2DPT.Keys("v");

It only presses v but the content of my clipboard gets copied into notepad like it was pressing ctrl+v

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rraghvani
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3 days ago

I have a simple script to select multiple files in Explorer by holding Ctrl key and clicking the appropriate files.

function Explorer()
{
    // Select multiple files via Ctrl and Click
    let items = Sys.Process("explorer").Form("C:\\Temp - File Explorer").Panel("C:\\Temp").Window("DUIViewWndClassName", "", 1).Pane("Explorer Pane").Window("CtrlNotifySink", "", 5).Panel("Shell Folder View").List("Items View");
    items.ListItem("Results").Click(-1, -1, skCtrl);
    items.ListItem("Download").Click(-1, -1, skCtrl);
    items.ListItem("FrameSupportSample").Click(-1, -1, skCtrl);    
    items.Click(-1, -1, skNoShift);
}

It works. However, the Ctrl key seems to be always pressed, even after inserting the last line to perform skNoShift. I don't use Click + Shift/Ctrl/Alt in my scripts, but the behaviour it is definitely not correct. It's definitely a bug! As a workaround, you have to press the Ctrl key again, to release it!

Great find, but how on earth did it pass their regression tests 😡. Ensure you open a support ticket.

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    MW_Didata
    Super Contributor
    3 days ago

    I only have 1 test where ctrl click is used about 4 times.
    For now this test is disabled.


    I have made a Support Ticket.


    As a temporary workaround i used this:

    obj.Click(-1, -1, skCtrl); //Ctrl doesn't get released

    obj.Keys("^[Release]"); //Manually release the Ctrl (^) button