How to hide TestComplete window while UserForms is executed?

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Hi,How to hide TestComplete window while UserForms is executed? (I mean TestComplete window (with workspace etc), not the indicator).Always when I run my userforms - they are appear on top of&nbsp;TestComplete window, and when I try to hide (minimize) TC they (UserForms) are also hide.This is very disappinted me to see each test step is running in code editor, equally to the descreased performance of test running...&nbsp;Thanks!&nbsp;

ryan_moran · Answer

I have this same problem where the modal userform is a child of the main TestComplete window and it causes the main TC form to restore. There really needs to be a built in method to hide the main TC form if one does not already exist.&nbsp;As a workaround I move the TestComplete window off screen and then back.This is not a perfect solution, but it works for the most part.&nbsp;&nbsp; var tcForm = Sys.Process("TestComplete").Window("TfrmTCMainForm", "*"); //restore form and move off screen tcForm.Restore(); tcForm.Position(10000,10000,tcForm.Width,tcForm.Height);  //show modal user form UserForms.YOURUSERFORM.ShowModal(); //return tc form to main screen tcForm.Position(0,0,tcForm.Width,tcForm.Height);

alexkaras · Answer

Hi,
&nbsp;
I worked around this problem by making the user form to be Always On Top:
'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Set the "AlwaysOnTop" style for a user formFunction MakeWindowAlwaysOnTop(Window)'&nbsp; MakeWindowAlwaysOnTop = Win32API.SetWindowPos(Window.Handle, Sys.Process("Test*te").Window("TtcManualTesting_RunDialogForm", "Step *", 1).Handle, _&nbsp; MakeWindowAlwaysOnTop = Win32API.SetWindowPos(Window.Handle, HWND_TOPMOST, _&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOMOVE + SWP_NOSIZE)'&nbsp; Win32API.SetForegroundWindow(Window.Handle)End Function'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Brings the Sender window on top of other onesFunction BringWindowOnTop(Sender)&nbsp; BringWindowOnTop = MakeWindowAlwaysOnTop(Sys.Process("Test*te").Window("TUserForm", Sender.Caption, 1))End Function'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
And then
'------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sub ManualTestsEventControl_OnStepFail(Sender, StepParams)
&nbsp; ...
&nbsp; ' make the form to be opened on top of all other ones
&nbsp; Set wUserForm = Sys.Process("Test*te").Window("TUserForm", UserForms.UFIssueParams.Caption, 1)
&nbsp; Call MakeWindowAlwaysOnTop(wUserForm)
&nbsp; ' Displays the form and processes dialog results
&nbsp; Select Case UserForms.UFIssueParams.ShowModal
&nbsp; &nbsp;Case mrOk: ' The OK button was pressed
&nbsp; ...
End Sub
'------------------------------------------------------------------------------
&nbsp;
Hope this will help...

marsha_r · Answer

That's the indicator:&nbsp;http://support.smartbear.com/viewarticle/55569/&nbsp;Use Hide to get rid of it and Show to get it back:&nbsp;http://support.smartbear.com/viewarticle/59046/

nk00010010 · Answer

Unfortunately I've use not&nbsp;correct screenshot, updated: must be visible only&nbsp;userforms, without TestComplete at backgrioud (except indicator of the test running&nbsp;state)

marsha_r · Answer

Try this then: &nbsp;http://support.smartbear.com/viewarticle/56530

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