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mleko's avatar
mleko
Occasional Contributor
6 years ago

DropDown object don't have ClickItem method.

 Hi, i'm trying to test PowerBuilder application but drop downs are not working correctly. From what I found, there should be ClickItem method on dropdown object, but I can't see that method on list....
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  • AlexKaras's avatar
    AlexKaras
    6 years ago

    Hi,

     

    Consider direct question to Support via the https://support.smartbear.com/message/?prod=TestComplete form.

    There are considerable chances that they will provide you with acceptable solution.

    I will appreciate it if you update this thread with the result of your communication.

     

mleko's avatar
mleko
Occasional Contributor
6 years ago

I have read it 10 times, then I have asked for help. I'm afraid that reading it another 20 times, might not help ;) 

Best regards.

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

    Hi,

     

    > I have read it 10 times

    Does this mean that you also configured your PowerBuilder application according to the article? Can you provide us with screenshots of how problematic dropdown is configured in PowerBuilder, how MSAA is configured in TestComplete and how this dropdown is recognized in TestComplete Object Browser?

     

    >I tried to do something like that [...] but it doesn't work also.

    "doesn't work" - what does this mean? Any message in test log? What did you expect to get as a result of .FindChild(2) call? What is the content of event record in test log for .Click() method call and what is the content of the Extended Info pane? Try to turn on Visualizer for test playback and check if the click was performed at the expected point.

     

    • mleko's avatar
      mleko
      Occasional Contributor
      6 years ago

      Yes I have configured the PB.  Check the screens, maybe they could help.

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

        Hi,

         

        > From what I found, there should be ClickItem method on dropdown object

        I checked the help and I am not sure that is is true for PowerBuilder application. Can you provide the source of why do you think so?

         

        > I tried to do something like that :

        > wndFNWND3126.MDIClient.wndFNWND3126.panelNone.dropdownProductId2.Click();
        > wndFNWND3126.MDIClient.wndFNWND3126.panelNone.dropdownProductId2.FindChild(2).Click();
        > but it doesn't work also.

         

        Well... From what I see on the screenshot, I assume that you did not alter Aliases tree and use it as it was created during namemapping.

        If my above assumption is correct, then it looks like that the dropdown is not regular Windows dropdown, but a kind of composite control that opens not a list but a table of values.

        I think so because the dropdown object corresponds to the

        Aliases.glas30.wndFNWND3126.MDIClient.wndFNWND3126.panelNone.dropdownProductId

        tree node, while the opened table of values corresponds to just

        Aliases.glas30.panel

        node. I.e. it is direct child of the main application's window. This is often the case for data-bound controls, when the list of possible values is obtained from some data source during runtime and the list of values is created dynamically. Ask your developers if this is the case.

         

        I would suggest the following:

        a) Talk to your developers and ask them if they used standard PowerBuilder's dropdown control or tweaked it in some way. If the latter, then maybe they can provide you with some recommendations of how selection from the table of values can be done;

        b) Check how the opened table of values is identified in TestComplete's Object Browser. Is it identified as one object without any children or TestComplete can process its internal structure (like on the screenshot provided in the help article referenced by Tanya).