add the object and method manually vs mappedname in object browser
Hello,
This is a generic question about how to add the object and its method manually.
Enclosed is a screenshot, we recorded the script when clicked two links, one is Tools, other is Extensions. Script is like below:
Set page = iexplore.pageJmapAdmin1
Set table = page.frameHeading.panelToolbarBox.panelM.panelToolbar.table
table.cellToolbarTools.linkTools.Click 'clicking the links of Tools
table.cellToolbarExtensions.linkExtensions.Click 'clicking the links of Extensions
That's fine. So then we added the scripts like below:
table.Cell(1, 4).Link(0).Click 'clicking the links of Style Templates
table.Cell(1, 3).Link(0).Click 'clicking the links of Project
table.Cell(1, 2).Link(0).Click 'clicking the links of Data resources
table.Cell(1, 1).Link(0).Click 'clicking the links of Database
table.Cell(1, 0).Link(0).Click 'clicking the links of JMap Server
Before that, we invoked the Object Spy to verify each links. Basically they are at the same hierarchy, although a little bit strange is, for those two links already recorded, Object Spy can identify them as table.cellToolbarTools.linkTools instead of table.Cell(a, b).Link(0).
Then we playback the script, and it doesn't work well when reaching the script like table.Cell(x, x).Link(0), that's what we added manually.
Then we noticed one thing, during this test, seems if any elements or components were recorded by TestComplete, Object Spy will show their hierarchy more clear, instead of table.Cell(a, b).Link(0) in this case. Maybe because in Object Browser, MappedName has been already added automatically?
To prove this, we create a new test and recorded one more time on all links, script is like below:
Set page = iexplore.pageJmapAdmin1
Set table = page.frameHeading.panelToolbarBox.panelM.panelToolbar.table
table.cellToolbarTools.linkTools.Click
table.cellToolbarExtensions.linkExtensions.Click
table.cellToolbarStyletemplates.linkStyleTemplates.Click
table.cellToolbarProjects.linkProjects.Click
table.cellToolbarDatasources.linkSpatialDataSources.Click
table.cellToolbarDatabases.linkDatabases.Click
table.cellToolbarJmapserver.linkJmapserver.Click
table.cell.linkLogout.Click
So here is my question: how to add the object and method manually with the help of Object Spy?
Just try it on using Object Syp randomly on one links which has not been recorded by TestComplete, something like below:
Aliases.IEXPLORE.pageJmapAdmin1.frameCenter.panelElementBox.panelM.Panel(1).Fieldset(0).Table(0).Cell(0, 2).Link(0)
Indeed, i guess if i then call the method like Click(), it won't work directly. As said, seems the MappedName is blank yet in the Object Browser.
This reminded me of Object Repository in QTP which can add objects to repository so that later QTP can identify the objects. Does TestComplete need learn the object firstly before adding script manually? Or i can say, how to add MappedName into Object Broswer if it is a must?
Please help here, thanks!
Lucien
This is a generic question about how to add the object and its method manually.
Enclosed is a screenshot, we recorded the script when clicked two links, one is Tools, other is Extensions. Script is like below:
Set page = iexplore.pageJmapAdmin1
Set table = page.frameHeading.panelToolbarBox.panelM.panelToolbar.table
table.cellToolbarTools.linkTools.Click 'clicking the links of Tools
table.cellToolbarExtensions.linkExtensions.Click 'clicking the links of Extensions
That's fine. So then we added the scripts like below:
table.Cell(1, 4).Link(0).Click 'clicking the links of Style Templates
table.Cell(1, 3).Link(0).Click 'clicking the links of Project
table.Cell(1, 2).Link(0).Click 'clicking the links of Data resources
table.Cell(1, 1).Link(0).Click 'clicking the links of Database
table.Cell(1, 0).Link(0).Click 'clicking the links of JMap Server
Before that, we invoked the Object Spy to verify each links. Basically they are at the same hierarchy, although a little bit strange is, for those two links already recorded, Object Spy can identify them as table.cellToolbarTools.linkTools instead of table.Cell(a, b).Link(0).
Then we playback the script, and it doesn't work well when reaching the script like table.Cell(x, x).Link(0), that's what we added manually.
Then we noticed one thing, during this test, seems if any elements or components were recorded by TestComplete, Object Spy will show their hierarchy more clear, instead of table.Cell(a, b).Link(0) in this case. Maybe because in Object Browser, MappedName has been already added automatically?
To prove this, we create a new test and recorded one more time on all links, script is like below:
Set page = iexplore.pageJmapAdmin1
Set table = page.frameHeading.panelToolbarBox.panelM.panelToolbar.table
table.cellToolbarTools.linkTools.Click
table.cellToolbarExtensions.linkExtensions.Click
table.cellToolbarStyletemplates.linkStyleTemplates.Click
table.cellToolbarProjects.linkProjects.Click
table.cellToolbarDatasources.linkSpatialDataSources.Click
table.cellToolbarDatabases.linkDatabases.Click
table.cellToolbarJmapserver.linkJmapserver.Click
table.cell.linkLogout.Click
So here is my question: how to add the object and method manually with the help of Object Spy?
Just try it on using Object Syp randomly on one links which has not been recorded by TestComplete, something like below:
Aliases.IEXPLORE.pageJmapAdmin1.frameCenter.panelElementBox.panelM.Panel(1).Fieldset(0).Table(0).Cell(0, 2).Link(0)
Indeed, i guess if i then call the method like Click(), it won't work directly. As said, seems the MappedName is blank yet in the Object Browser.
This reminded me of Object Repository in QTP which can add objects to repository so that later QTP can identify the objects. Does TestComplete need learn the object firstly before adding script manually? Or i can say, how to add MappedName into Object Broswer if it is a must?
Please help here, thanks!
Lucien
