Is there any way for me to interact with this object?
I want to be able to set a future date but I keep getting "Failed to enter text in the edit box, since it is read-only"
var end = Aliases.browser.pageMdaDashboard.formMarqueeupdatesform.textboxEndDate;
Log.Message(end);
end.Click();
end.SetText('07-18-2023')
Is SetText not the right method? What am I missing here?
What I had in mind, is to try and use Getting CSS Attributes, modify the attribute so that it's not read-only, enter the date, then change the field to read-only.
It's a bit of a hack, since you are changing the web page.
Hmm yeah thats not an ideal solution but may be what I have to do. Will look into it, thanks
How would you enter the date manually?
If it's read-only then I dont think you can change it, otherwise I just use 'Keys'.
For our software when days < 10 then i add a "0" before entering days
SetText forces the text to change which might not be the greatest way t set someting like a date
Can you enter a date with the keyboard?
No unfortunately. Just with button selections/drop downs
These properties, usually indicate that the control is enabled
Are you able to manually enter '07-18-2023' in the text field box?
No I can't. It's read-only it seems
What about when the date picker dialog appears, can you manually enter the date in the text field box?
- I'm just trying to understand the behaviour, hence the questions.
Or just interact with the date picker dialog.
The problem with that is repeatability of the test. If I select July 25, it maps the '25' button and that won't always work (could be greyed out or a date in the past, etc)
A date picker control allows the user to select valid input dates for the application to accept.
If a user is allowed to pick any date from the date picker, and then a validation message is shown for incorrect input. Then the control is not developed correctly.
What I mean is if I manually interact with the datepicker, I am selecting the days as buttons..
Past days after a certain point are not selectable (as are some future days in some cases). If I create my test using one day, it may be greyed out and not selectable the next day thus causing the test to fail.. that is my issue with just interacting with the datepicker directly
The selectable date range is changing based on todays date? It's the 25th today, and the options you can select is past 7 days from day.
You can use JavaScript - Working With Date Values, and calculate past 7 days from today, and click on the appropriate date. No matter when you decide to run your test, you don't have to modify your test, and it will select the appropriate date.
