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prabhjot88singh
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6 years ago

How to put wait time or introduce sleep during execution in Testcomplete Script mode

Hi All,   Could someone please let me know the command to introduce a delay of 15 seconds between 2 test steps in Testcomplete using Script mode.   Like in selenium, we have Thread.sleep(1000...
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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
6 years ago

aqUtils.Delay (https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/program-objects/aqutils/delay.html)

 

is what you're looking for, I believe.

However...  it depends upon why you're waiting as to whether or not I'd suggest using it.  As a rule of thumb, I don't like hardcoded "sleep" commands because, depending upon environment, server load, etc, execution times and wait times may vary.  

If you can tell us WHY you need to introduce these sleeps, perhaps we can suggest a better way that will help with execution and robustness of your automation.

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    prabhjot88singh
    Contributor
    6 years ago

    My application has 2 buttons:

     

    1. Validate

    2. Post

     

    Step 1 : .Initially user clicks on Validate button, and it takes around 2-5 seconds for this operation to complete.

    This is why I need to put some Implicit wait after clicking on Validate button , similar to selenium.

     

    2. Later once this validation is completed,  my Post button is enabled immediately.

     

    Note : Page is not refreshed anywhere in this entire process, It is just like after first button is validated, second button gets enabled.

     

    Please share the implicit wait commands, something like Thread.sleep(time) in Testcomplete script.