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nimishbhuta
Frequent Contributor
6 years ago

IE crash problems when using TestComplete

Hello,  

 

I am launcing the IE browser through Test Complete but it crashes after alternate runs. It work for 1st Run and 2nd run it will crash, it will run for 3rd run and then it will crash 4th Run, this is happening ongoingly. 

 

Regards,

 

Nimish 

  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    6 years ago

    So, it crashes on launch?  Is that what you're saying?  If that's the case, then no, I'm not experiencing that problem.

     

    Something you need to make sure of... IE sometimes tends to hang around in process memory after it has been closed.  When you close a browser instance, you should make sure all copies of the process have been closed as well.  I've experienced situations where, if I didn't do this, a number of strange problems would happen.  

     

    The following code is what I use to ensure this

    function closeIEInstance() {
    var counter = 0;
    var browser;
    browser = Sys.WaitBrowser('iexplore', 1000);
    while((browser.Exists) && (counter < 60)){
        counter++;
        browser.Terminate();
        browser = Sys.WaitBrowser('iexplore', 1000);
    }  
}
  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    6 years ago

    What version of TestComplete?

    What does your code look like?

    What are you doing in your tests with IE?

     

    I use IE all the time with TestComplete and, while occasionally I get a browser crash, not nearly that frequently and I have my automation set in such a way that it doesn't impact my tests.

    • nimishbhuta's avatar
      nimishbhuta
      Frequent Contributor
      6 years ago

      Hello Robert, 

       

      What version of TestComplete?

      It is TestComplete 12.6

      What does your code look like?

      Browsers.Item(btIExplorer).Run ("http://denu00ms0087.phoenix.loc:82/jde/E1Menu.maf")

      Also, I tried using TesttedRun.URLName.Run. But still IE is failing frequently. 

       

      What are you doing in your tests with IE?

      I am launching the browser with the application URL. 

       

      Please let me know how to resolve this issue. 

       

      Regards,

       

      Nimish

       

      • tristaanogre's avatar
        tristaanogre
        Esteemed Contributor
        6 years ago

        So, it crashes on launch?  Is that what you're saying?  If that's the case, then no, I'm not experiencing that problem.

         

        Something you need to make sure of... IE sometimes tends to hang around in process memory after it has been closed.  When you close a browser instance, you should make sure all copies of the process have been closed as well.  I've experienced situations where, if I didn't do this, a number of strange problems would happen.  

         

        The following code is what I use to ensure this

        function closeIEInstance() {
    var counter = 0;
    var browser;
    browser = Sys.WaitBrowser('iexplore', 1000);
    while((browser.Exists) && (counter < 60)){
        counter++;
        browser.Terminate();
        browser = Sys.WaitBrowser('iexplore', 1000);
    }  
}