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Andrea_Bonacchi
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5 years ago
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Enter at character (@) using Keys method

Hello,

 

In my test script, I open the application MobaXterm then I need to enter a string that contains the at character (@).

I recorded these actions but when I played it again the @ is not entered.

In the support I found these two links:

 

  • https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/test-objects/members/common-for-sys-desktop-pda/keys-method-sys-desktop-object.html
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/inputdev/virtual-key-codes?redirectedfrom=MSDN

 

But they didn't solved my problem.

 

Any other suggestion? Consider I use the Italian keyboard and normally to enter the at character I need to press the "Alt Gr" key plus "ò" key.

 

 

 

 

Thanks in advance, 

 

Andrea

  • A_Roskoshnyi's avatar
    A_Roskoshnyi
    5 years ago

    I use German keyboard, for me symbol @ = "ALT GR" + "Q".

    Method "Keys" prints "@" for me without additional brackets and other characters.

    Check whether you use different languages during testing (keyboard and system, as well as application language). Maybe that's the problem.

6 Replies

  • Marsha_R's avatar
    Marsha_R
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    5 years ago

    See if the native language section in here is helpful

    https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/app-objects/simulating/keystrokes.html

  • MadGrb's avatar
    MadGrb
    Contributor
    5 years ago

    Hi,

    try use twice @@, (in []) mybe working.

     

    if not working, please share your code!

     

    • Andrea_Bonacchi's avatar
      Andrea_Bonacchi
      New Contributor
      5 years ago

      In the following the code lines

       

      let applications = Sys.Process("explorer").Window("Shell_TrayWnd").Window("ReBarWindow32").Window("MSTaskSwWClass", "Running applications");
      applications.Window("MSTaskListWClass", "Running applications").Click();

      let formXterm = Sys.Process("MobaXterm").VCLObject("FormXterm");
      let panSessions = formXterm.VCLObject("PanGauche").VCLObject("sPanel13").VCLObject("PCGauche").VCLObject("sTabSessions").VCLObject("PanSessions");
      panSessions.VCLObject("TreeSessions").DblClickItem("|User sessions|192.168.10.10 (admin)");
      Delay(10000)

       

      formXterm.VCLObject("sPanel1").Window("TListBox").Keys("ssh admin[@@]192.168.10.11[Enter]");

       

       

      The problem is the last line. I tried the single @ and double @ (without [ ] ) but they don't work.

       

      • Larry_M's avatar
        Larry_M
        New Contributor
        5 years ago

        Andrea_Bonacchi ,

         

        This probably isn't very helpful, but we use Moba Personal Edition V12.4 Build 4248 and the following does work for us

        Aliases.MobaXterm.FormXterm.sPanel1.Window("TListBox").Keys("ssh [email protected][Enter]")

        FWIW, we recorded the keyword test and then converted it to a script. That probably doesn't matter but I thought I'd mention it.

        Also, we have added Moba as a TestComplete TestedApp. 

        Good Luck,

        Larry

         

  • A_Roskoshnyi's avatar
    A_Roskoshnyi
    Contributor
    5 years ago

    I use German keyboard, for me symbol @ = "ALT GR" + "Q".

    Method "Keys" prints "@" for me without additional brackets and other characters.

    Check whether you use different languages during testing (keyboard and system, as well as application language). Maybe that's the problem.

    • sonya_m's avatar
      sonya_m
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      5 years ago

      Thanks Community! Great thread!

       

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