Hello All. Hoping you can help....I need to select an entry from a radComboBox.Im using ClickItem. If I clickItem and use a number it will pick the relevant Item from the list.It also works and it pick the item by name, Sausages from the list:Aliases.Desktop.HwndSource_WindowHostWindow.WindowHostWindow.radComboBox.wText.SausagesIdeally I want to pick the item by actual name stored as a variable (Project.Variables.CUBEROOTWORKFLOWPROFILE)So something like this, but I am having trouble replacing Sausages with a predefined Variable.Aliases.Desktop.HwndSource_WindowHostWindow.WindowHostWindow.radComboBox.wText.Project.Variables.CUBEROOTWORKFLOWPROFILEWhat would the syntax be to replace hard coded Sausages with the Variable stored in Project.Variables.CUBEROOTWORKFLOWPROFILE?This does not work:Aliases.Desktop.HwndSource_WindowHostWindow.WindowHostWindow.radComboBox.wText.Project.Variables.CUBEROOTWORKFLOWPROFILE?Thanks for any pointer.

If you have a variable called FRUITNAME having the following string value "Banana[Enter]Apple[Enter]Pear" and you use the Keys operation. It will enter each fruit name followed by a carriage return. You can find more information at Keys Action. Scripts is different from Keyword Tests.

How to replace a Value with a Variable.

10 Replies

sean4311
Staff
2 months ago
Hi lowres ,

So you can apply variables to keyword test operations in the "Value" Column.

Double click on the cell that you want to apply the variable to.

On the popup window, click on the ellipsis on the far right

Change the "Mode" to Variable

Specify the variable in the "Value" drop down and hit OK
lowres
Occasional Contributor
2 months ago
Hi Sean,
So I end up with:
Project.Variables.CUBEROOTWORKFLOWPROFILE
But its unable to find that when I go to play it back.
It seems to need pointing to Aliases.Desktop.HwndSource_WindowHostWindow.WindowHostWindow.radComboBox.wText.

Error is
Total number of items: 5.
Items: '', '', '', '', ''.

Tested object:
Aliases.Desktop.HwndSource_WindowHostWindow.WindowHostWindow.radComboBox
(Sys.Process("Desktop").WPFObject("HwndSource: WindowHostWindow", "System.Windows.Controls.Grid").WPFObject("WindowHostWindow", "System.Windows.Controls.Grid", 1).WPFObject("XFDialogContainer", "", 1).WPFObject("MainContentControl").WPFObject("SelectWorkflowViewDlg", "", 1).WPFObject("comboBoxCubeRoots").WPFObject("radComboBox"))
- lowres
  Occasional Contributor
  2 months ago
  So the question I have is there a way to include a variable in the value?
  Aliases.Desktop.HwndSource_WindowHostWindow.WindowHostWindow.radComboBox.wText.VARIABLEHERE
  - rraghvani
    Champion Level 3
    2 months ago
    In your first screenshot, you have a name mapping called radComboBox, and you are calling the method ClickItem, to click on item '3', in your combo box
    
    Assuming you have already defined a persistent project variable called, Project.Variables.CUBEROOTWORKFLOWPROFILE = 3
    
    Then you can reference the variable, in your keyword test step like so
    
    which will then look something like this,
    
    If you change the value of your variable, the keyword test action will click that item in your combo box
lowres
Occasional Contributor
2 months ago
Thanks rraghavani,

Sorry, Im not being clear. Im just not clear on when I can use variables/how.

For example I want to enter a fruit name into notepad then press enter.
Types Apples and hits Enter
Now instead of typing Apples I want to type a Variable I have stored followed by Enter key press?
How do I concatenate an Enter key press onto the end of Variables.FRUITNAME variable?
Is the only way to add a additional Item line?
- rraghvani
  Champion Level 3
  2 months ago
  This is a slightly a different question from your original one, but the same principle applies, in using a variable.
  
  Whatever value is stored in FRUITNAME variable, will be typed using the Keys operation, which is then followed by an carriage return. As shown in your screenshot,
  
  If you are new to TestComplete, then watch some of the tutorials shown here TestComplete Video Center | SmartBear Software
  - lowres
    Occasional Contributor
    2 months ago
    So a variable and an Enter press can not happen in the same item?
    I come from writing in LoadRunner and Robot Framework tools, I can just drop in predefined variables anywhere like in my scripts as needed.