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Shirin
Occasional Contributor
6 years ago
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How To Videos? for scripting in TestComplete

Are there any videos or documentation on how to set up "Scripting" in Testcomplete? I've emailed Smartbear tech. support several times and no reply so was reaching out here. I use keyword testing and...
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    sonya_m
    5 years ago

    Shirin as for your quesion, we actually have great free learning courses at the SmartBear Academy, as well.

    Feel free to enroll here. 

     

    Also, you should check out TestComplete documentation for scripting. A lot of information there.

     

    Do you need anymore assitance with this? Please let us know.

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Shirin
Occasional Contributor
5 years ago

Robert,

Thank you for your reply. I've used "java" where you create locators for all the links and then create methods. Then you call the "method" as needed to automate. For the links, I used xpath, css and so on. 

 

With keywork testing, it's great because it creates the scripts and puts all links needed in namemapping. Now I've trying to use "javascript" to code. The aliases.browser.mypage... etc, gets very random and I'm trying to create my own links or locators if possible. I'll start with the videos and see if it helps. 

 

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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
5 years ago

The "random" nature of the Aliases is due to the automatic mapping that TestComplete is doing.  When you record or select to perform an on screen action and then select the onscreen object, it creates an entry in NameMapping.  Something that a lot of people here have mentioned as a general best practice is to deliberately map components you're going to use for automation ahead of time.  This allows you greater control over the mapping naming, properties used, etc.