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abhishekc
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13 years ago

How to reduce wait time for a checkpoint.

Hello,



I have created a script through testcomplete and used many checkpoints so when i run the script it waits to check whether object checkpoint exists or not ?



Need help.How can i reduce wait time for this (Only for checkpoints not for whole scripts)

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  • TanyaYatskovska's avatar
    TanyaYatskovska
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    13 years ago

    Hi Abhishek,


     


    It's expected. The code you are using executes the test without a delay if the object exists or waits for the specified time (the Auto-wait timeout project option handles this) for it to appear.


    You need to use the WaitAliasChild method to obtain the Aliases.eCC.dlg3900 object:


    if Aliases.eCC.WaitAliasChild("dlg3900", 3000).Exists then


    statement 1


    statement 2


    end if

  • abhishekc's avatar
    abhishekc
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    13 years ago
    Hello smartbear tem,





    Please help asap as my trial is going to expire !!!
  • Niran's avatar
    Niran
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    13 years ago
    Hi Abhishek,



           You want to reduce wait time for your every checkpoint but i think its not possible to reduce becoz checkpoint wait times are default. If your objects are identified it can move to next step else it should wait some time (default time) and get result.



    Thanks.
  • TanyaYatskovska's avatar
    TanyaYatskovska
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    13 years ago

    Hi Niranjan,


     


    As far as I know, there is no special timeout for checkpoints. So, let's try to figure out what is going on. How long is TestComplete executing the checkpoint operation? Does the checkpoint fail or pass - what information do you see in the log?


     


    As for the trial expiration, the TestComplete Support team can prolong it.


     

  • abhishekc's avatar
    abhishekc
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    13 years ago
    Hi louis,



    Here is an bit of script as an example-

    If Regions.frmShowMessages1.Check(Regions.CreateRegionInfo(Aliases.eCC.frmShowMessages, 160, 41, 523, 54, true)) Or Regions.frmShowMessages2.Check(Regions.CreateRegionInfo(Aliases.eCC.frmShowMessages, 158, 37, 527, 57, true)) then



    'some code'



    end if





    So here is two checkpoints so test complete checks for one and if it does't found immediatly then wait for next checkpoint and waits some more if it does not found immediatly.So it tooks too much time for executing.Even when i know that object comes immediatly so there is no reason to wait for it.
  • TanyaYatskovska's avatar
    TanyaYatskovska
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    13 years ago

    Hi Abhishek,


     


    I suppose the CreateRegionInfo method slows down the comparison procedure. Let me quote the "CreateRegionInfo Method" article:


    If a region checkpoint compares a baseline image with the tested object’s rectangular area specified by the RegionInfo object, it performs comparison until the actual rectangular area matches the baseline image or until the timeout period specified by the Auto-wait timeout setting elapses. If a region checkpoint compares a baseline image with the Picture object, it returns the comparison results immediately.


     


    So, using the Picture method that returns the Pricture object may help you speed up the test execution. For example:




      

  • abhishekc's avatar
    abhishekc
    Occasional Contributor
    13 years ago
    Ok



    But what about this-



    if Aliases.eCC.dlg3900.Exists=true then

    statement 1

    statement 2

    end if



    When the object Aliases.eCC.dlg3900 is being found script runs properly. but in most of the cases this object will not found so for that cases it waits for 10 sec(i.e. default wait time).So my concern is can i reduce the time so that if object is not being find then testcomplete will just wait for 1 sec or less instead of 10 sec.





    Thanks in advance.

  • abhishekc's avatar
    abhishekc
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    13 years ago
    Thanks tanya,



    It's working 



    Now my script can execute in lesser time.
  • alinder's avatar
    alinder
    Contributor
    13 years ago
    I follow Tanya's recommendation of WaitAliasChild in my tests.



    Also, if you have reasonable confidence you don't actually need to wait on the software under test to catch up, you can reduce WaitTime to much lower values - I use 50 ms when I am performing actions unrelated to changes in the object tree.