I have an application that creates Works Orders, that all have unique numbersI can open the Work Order and Copy the number into the list of Orders on the orders main screen to search for it, but it pastes the exact text node into the field every time and stores that value in the keyword test. I want the keyword test to just paste the last number copied, and not store it as fixed value

Refer to post How to assign a copied text string to a variable? | SmartBear Community You should be able to copy the text, store it to a variable, and then use it via .SetText(variable).

Instead of keys "^v" pasting a value into a box,you could try to type out the value in your clipboard by using Sys.Clipboard.You have to set the 'mode' to Code Expression, then use Sys.Clipboard.If you don't set the mode by clicking the '...' in the value column it will type "Sys.Clipboard" as a string

When pasting the value, what property value are you using?

I copy the text from the header of the job and then paste it into the list of jobs screenI just really need to know what I'd put in the set text field, so that it pastes the text I've copied, which can be different every time as every order has a unique number

I can now see, that you are doing a Ctrl+C, to copy the selected text, followed by a Ctrl+V to paste the text. What is the SetText used for? You need to mimic user behaviour i.e. highlight the text; press ctrl+c to copy the highlighted text; navigate to the desired text control and click it; then press ctrl+v to paste the text.

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21 Replies

rraghvani
Champion Level 3
20 days ago
When pasting the value, what property value are you using?
- Ty_K
  Occasional Contributor
  20 days ago
  
  I copy the text from the header of the job and then paste it into the list of jobs screen
  I just really need to know what I'd put in the set text field, so that it pastes the text I've copied, which can be different every time as every order has a unique number
  - rraghvani
    Champion Level 3
    19 days ago
    Refer to post How to assign a copied text string to a variable? | SmartBear Community
    
    You should be able to copy the text, store it to a variable, and then use it via .SetText(variable).
scot1967
Champion Level 3
18 days ago
Hi, when I was new to all this Record Keyword Test was useful. It didn't always make the cleanest purpose built test but I was able to learn a lot of things like this by recording and then studying the output. If this isn't what you are currently doing it might help expose and explain some of the things you are having trouble with. If this is what you are doing then you need to learn how to use variables like rraghvani said. Without that basic skill you wont be able to do much more than take what TestComplete hands you.

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- Ty_K
  Occasional Contributor
  17 days ago
  Thanks for replying but I'm going to look at other automation tools as everything that rraghvani has tried to help with hasn't worked.
  I looked at the output in the logs and all there was showing was Type Mismatch
scot1967
Champion Level 3
16 days ago
Sorry to hear that, for what it's worth, a type mismatch indicates the use of a string where an integer should be or something similar. It's a pretty common and usually easy to fix issue. It sounds like you are very close. Once you have your footing I bet this will work well.

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