How to record using objects not co-ordinates
Hi , For the following scenario I have seen different behaviors in Win XP and Win7. The recorded script has co-ordinates in case of Win7, but in Win XP, I see the object/actual file name. I nee...
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Hi,
You can try adding the window class of explorer's control which displays the list of files to the 'Win32 Controls and Windows | List view' Object Mapping group (see the Object Mapping help topic). After that, look at this object in the Object Browser. If it has listview-specific properties (such as wItem), and you can get their values, your test should be recorded in the way it was recorded under XP. Otherwise, try enabling MSAA for Explorer's list view (see the Using Microsoft Active Accessibility help topic). This should expose more properties, methods and child objects which should help you to create more reliable scripts.
You can try adding the window class of explorer's control which displays the list of files to the 'Win32 Controls and Windows | List view' Object Mapping group (see the Object Mapping help topic). After that, look at this object in the Object Browser. If it has listview-specific properties (such as wItem), and you can get their values, your test should be recorded in the way it was recorded under XP. Otherwise, try enabling MSAA for Explorer's list view (see the Using Microsoft Active Accessibility help topic). This should expose more properties, methods and child objects which should help you to create more reliable scripts.
