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dmacknight
Occasional Contributor
9 years ago

Differences in recording JScripts

Hello,   When I record a script, it gives me variables for new dialogs and other objects. When a coworker records the same script, he is getting explict references to the same objects.   Is there...
  • dmacknight's avatar
    dmacknight
    9 years ago

    Hi Helen,

     

    Thanks for the reply but I'm still having problems. I tried changing the script engine on both systems and it does not seem to make any difference. I have installed another license on my primary laptop running Win8 and I'm getting the same results as my co-worker running Win10: the dot notation.

     

    Dave

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EVarnavsky
SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
9 years ago

In both cases all settings are configured properly. But you should know that TestComplete creates variables only for objects used more then once.

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    dmacknight
    Occasional Contributor
    9 years ago

    Hello and thank you for your responses. I found the setting in Tool->Options but it is not what is causing the problem. It was un checked. Checking gives everything an Alias. I also still don't know why, when I record a test it looks like this:

     

    sensorWorks["SensorWorksMain"]["MainMenu"]["Click"]("Project|New");

     

    And when my co-worked records a test it looks like this:

     

    sensorWorks.SensorWorksMain.MainMenu.Click("Project|Open");

     

    Thanks,

    Dave

    • HKosova's avatar
      HKosova
      SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
      9 years ago
      dmacknight wrote:

      I also still don't know why, when I record a test it looks like this:

      sensorWorks["SensorWorksMain"]["MainMenu"]["Click"]("Project|New");

       

      And when my co-worked records a test it looks like this:

      sensorWorks.SensorWorksMain.MainMenu.Click("Project|Open");

       

       

      If you mean different syntax (["SensorWorksMain"] vs SensorWorksMain), this is because your project uses C#Script or C++Script as a scripting language, and your co-worker's project language is JScript. C#Script/C++Script use the bracket notation object["Property"] rather than dot notation object.Property.

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        dmacknight
        Occasional Contributor
        9 years ago

        Hi Helen,

         

        Thanks for the reply but I'm still having problems. I tried changing the script engine on both systems and it does not seem to make any difference. I have installed another license on my primary laptop running Win8 and I'm getting the same results as my co-worker running Win10: the dot notation.

         

        Dave

    • dmacknight's avatar
      dmacknight
      Occasional Contributor
      9 years ago

      Could this be a difference between recording in Win7 vs Win10?

       

      thanks,

      • EVarnavsky's avatar
        EVarnavsky
        SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
        9 years ago

        Tools > Options > Engines > Name Mapping

        Check Map object names automatically