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rpd
Contributor
8 years ago

If you are recording a keyword test using a 3270 emulator, will TC handle a remapped ENTER key?

In this testcase, the Blue Zone 3270 emulator is being used to access an IBM Mainframe. Within the Blue Zone 3270 emulator settings, the tester has REMAPPED the standard mainframe ENTER key to the EN...
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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
8 years ago

TestComplete sends the "[Enter]" keystroke as a windows keyboard event using the Windows mapping of the enter key.  So, while the pass through of the emulator sends something different, if the testcomplete Keys command is used directly on the MainFrame, it's sending that "[Enter]" keystroke.

 

What you MIGHT be able to do is use a LLPlayer command to send a lower level keyboard command.  This goes through the keyboard driver directly rather than a Windows event.