ClickItem versus Keys under Windows XP
We have a Delphi application that we run many hundreds of test on. There is one combobox on one form that has 5 items that we need to select from. The items are Minimum, Minus 1 Std Dev, Average, Pl...
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Richard,
I'd agree with Robert and recommend using ClickItem rather than Keys. The fact is that behavior of some controls can differ a little on different operating systems. For example, the control can process Windows messages at a slighly different speed on different systems. If the "typing" is too fast for it, the control may fail to select the appropriate item.
To check if this is your case, you can slow the keys simulation a little in your tests. You can do this by setting a non-zero value (say, 50, 70 or 100 ms) to the "Key pressing delay" project property. It specifies the delay between keystrokes. To find the property, double-click the project node in the Project Explorer, then in the project editor, switch to the Properties tab and then to the Playback group.
