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m_essaid's avatar
m_essaid
Valued Contributor
5 years ago

Dropdown list

Hi,

I'm trying to record a click on a dropdown list then some input with the keyboard to select an item.

TestComplete only records clicks, but ignores the keyboard.

Does anyone has faced this issue ?

Thank you,

  • AlexKaras's avatar
    AlexKaras
    5 years ago

    >  if you're moving too fast [...]

    For me 'to be not too fast' while recording is to wait until TestComplete draws red rectangle aroung the object hovered with mouse. And continue with clicks/drags only after rectangle appears.

    Slow... But more of less reliable.

     

    Just my $0.02.

     

     

  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    5 years ago

    Because TestComplete may be trying to map the object that you're recording the keystrokes on, if you're moving too fast, it may lose track of the component before the mapping is complete... I've seen this happen personally.

     

    Try mapping the component first then do the recording and see if that corrects the problem.

    • AlexKaras's avatar
      AlexKaras
      Champion Level 3
      5 years ago

      >  if you're moving too fast [...]

      For me 'to be not too fast' while recording is to wait until TestComplete draws red rectangle aroung the object hovered with mouse. And continue with clicks/drags only after rectangle appears.

      Slow... But more of less reliable.

       

      Just my $0.02.

       

       

      • sonya_m's avatar
        sonya_m
        SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
        5 years ago

        Thanks everybody!

         

        Hi m_essaid, please let us know if you were able to solve this! 

    • m_essaid's avatar
      m_essaid
      Valued Contributor
      5 years ago

      Hey Robert, thanks for replying,

      The problem is that I don't manage to map it, so I tried to record it to get the mapping done...

      • tristaanogre's avatar
        tristaanogre
        Esteemed Contributor
        5 years ago

        Gotcha.

         

        What's preventing the manual mapping?  Is it a control that only appear on hover or something?  Have you tried the CTRL-A way of mapping?

         

        Also, do you have "Use extended find when possible" setting turned on?  because, if so, you could be running into a long search process in finding the object which may be slowing down the recorded mapping.