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VENKAT1712
Occasional Contributor
10 years ago

Improper input is getting inserted to console application

Hi ,   I am using a console application where i am trying to send an input to the console window:   Aliases.browser.pageIrcNsm4300g291HpIlo2Integrat.objectRemcons.Keys("start");   The out put t...
  • joseph_michaud's avatar
    joseph_michaud
    10 years ago

    You could try using the SetText() method.  Or perhaps there is an object-specific method that may apply.  Inspect the object to determine that.

     

    Simulating Keystrokes in Browsers

     

    Also, try recording a simple test where you type in to that console.  What method does TestComplete use?  Play it back.  Does it work?

     

    If not, investigate whether recording/using Low-Level Procedures will work.  Perhaps you need to supply KeyDown and KeyUp events.

     

    Simulating Keystrokes

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joseph_michaud
Moderator

You could try using the SetText() method.  Or perhaps there is an object-specific method that may apply.  Inspect the object to determine that.

 

Simulating Keystrokes in Browsers

 

Also, try recording a simple test where you type in to that console.  What method does TestComplete use?  Play it back.  Does it work?

 

If not, investigate whether recording/using Low-Level Procedures will work.  Perhaps you need to supply KeyDown and KeyUp events.

 

Simulating Keystrokes

VENKAT1712's avatar
VENKAT1712
Occasional Contributor
10 years ago

Hi Joseph,

 

Thanks for the reply,

 

Your response was very informative. I have already tried all the possibilities that you have mentioned .

 

The problem is while recording the script, the key strokes are not getting recorded , it just displays NUMLOCK for both the desktop version of console window and Browser version of console window:

 

For example following script is recorded when i type as "start" in the console window:

 

Desktop:

Aliases.VpxClient.FormConsole.mVMToolbar.PowerOffButton.Keys("[NumLock]");

 

Browser:

Aliases.browser.pageIrcNsm4300g291HpIlo2Integrat.objectRe​mcons.Keys("[NumLock]");

 

When i try to remove [NumLock] and type "start" at its position, it is giving the output that i have mentioned below by pressing same key several times ie.

The out put that i am getting in the console window is :

ssssssssssssttttttttttttaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrtt​tttttttttt

 

Please help. 

  • joseph_michaud's avatar
    joseph_michaud
    Moderator
    10 years ago

    For Desktop, I'm not sure that sending text to the PowerOff button is going to do what you want...

     

    Desktop:

    Aliases.VpxClient.FormConsole.mVMToolbar.PowerOffButton.Keys("[NumLock]");

     

    Regardless, I don't have any other ideas.  From "VPXClient" and "VM" I can only guess that you're using Citrix VPX to talk to some VM console running an application.  If so, while you should be able to control the console, you would have only limited control over the application running on the VM.

     

    If there are no useful suggestions from the forum universe, open a support case.

     

    • VENKAT1712's avatar
      VENKAT1712
      Occasional Contributor
      10 years ago

      Ok Thanks, I will definitely do that ..