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mac
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6 years ago

Keyword Test - Get new Id value from textbox

I apologize ahead of time in case the answer to my question should be obvious.  I have not been able to find it.

 

I want to run a desktop app that creates a new widget.  Once the widget is saved, the new Id appears in a textbox.  I want to get the Id from this textbox and save it in a csv file to use as input to another test.

 

Recording the test works great.  How do I hook to the textbox, get the value from it, and write it to a file?

 

 

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  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    6 years ago

    So, you're doing a Keyword test.

     

    Well, what you're going to want to do is use a Set Variable operation to create and set a variable to equal to a property value.  In that operation, you'll select, for the value, an Onscreen Object Property and then use the picking control to grab the object and find the appropriate property.

     

    Writing out to a file is a bit trickier, I'm afraid.  There is a "Save to File" operation but I think that would overwrite the file every time rather than append to it.  

     

    So, instead, use the "Call Object Method" operation and find the aqFile object.  Then use the WriteToTextFile method and fill in the appropriate parameters as per https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/program-objects/aqfile/writetotextfile.html

     

    The "String" would be the variable that you created with the content.

  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    6 years ago

    So, you're doing a Keyword test.

     

    Well, what you're going to want to do is use a Set Variable operation to create and set a variable to equal to a property value.  In that operation, you'll select, for the value, an Onscreen Object Property and then use the picking control to grab the object and find the appropriate property.

     

    Writing out to a file is a bit trickier, I'm afraid.  There is a "Save to File" operation but I think that would overwrite the file every time rather than append to it.  

     

    So, instead, use the "Call Object Method" operation and find the aqFile object.  Then use the WriteToTextFile method and fill in the appropriate parameters as per https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/program-objects/aqfile/writetotextfile.html

     

    The "String" would be the variable that you created with the content.

    • mac's avatar
      mac
      Occasional Contributor
      6 years ago

      Robert,

      I have followed your instructions and the test executes without an error.  If I put a breakpoint on the line which calls "aqFile.WriteToTextFile" I can see the correct value in variable "EventId."  However, the value of the new EventId is not getting written to the file.  Please take a look and tell me where I am missing something.

       

      Sub Test2()
      Dim EventId
      EventId = ""
      'Runs the "SwitchingManager" tested application.
      Call TestedApps.SwitchingManager.Run
      'Clicks the 'btnNew' button.
      Call Aliases.SwitchingManager.frmSwitchingManagerMain.ucTransEventSummaryDisplay.pnlActionButtons.btnNew.ClickButton
      'Clicks the 'btnCreatePlannedOutage' button.
      Call Aliases.SwitchingManager.frmCreateEvent.flpButtons.pnlCreatePlannedOutage.btnCreatePlannedOutage.ClickButton
      'Selects the 'Alfermann Tap' item of the 'cboLocation' combo box.
      Call Aliases.SwitchingManager.frmTransEventDetail.ucPlannedOutageDetailPanel.pnlControls.cboLocation.ClickItem("Alfermann Tap")
      'Clicks at point (194, 15) of the 'txtReason' object.
      Call Aliases.SwitchingManager.frmTransEventDetail.ucPlannedOutageDetailPanel.pnlControls.txtReason.Click(194, 15)
      'Enters the text 'test' in the 'txtReason' text editor.
      Call Aliases.SwitchingManager.frmTransEventDetail.ucPlannedOutageDetailPanel.pnlControls.txtReason.SetText("test")
      'Clicks at point (187, 13) of the 'txtEquipmentNotes' object.
      Call Aliases.SwitchingManager.frmTransEventDetail.SplitContainer1.SplitterPanel.pnlScrollableContent.ucPlannedOutageEquipmentPanel.pnlControls.txtEquipmentNotes.Click(187, 13)
      'Enters 'test' in the 'txtEquipmentNotes' object.
      Call Aliases.SwitchingManager.frmTransEventDetail.SplitContainer1.SplitterPanel.pnlScrollableContent.ucPlannedOutageEquipmentPanel.pnlControls.txtEquipmentNotes.Keys("test")
      'Selects the 'Out of Service' item of the 'cboProtectionType' combo box.
      Call Aliases.SwitchingManager.frmTransEventDetail.SplitContainer1.SplitterPanel.pnlScrollableContent.ucPlannedProtectionAndGroundingPanel.pnlControls.cboProtectionType.ClickItem("Out of Service")
      'Clicks the 'Save' item of the 'tsTransEventActions' bar.
      Call Aliases.SwitchingManager.frmTransEventDetail.ucTransEventActionToolbar.pnlControls.tsTransEventActions.ClickItem("Save")
      'Gets the new value in txtEventId
      EventId = Aliases.SwitchingManager.frmTransEventDetail.ucEventHeaderPanel.pnlControls.txtEventId.Text
      'Writes the specified string to a text file.
      Call aqFile.WriteToTextFile("file.txt", EventId, 22, True)
      'Closes the 'frmTransEventDetail' window.
      Call Aliases.SwitchingManager.frmTransEventDetail.Close
      'Closes the 'frmSwitchingManagerMain' window.
      Call Aliases.SwitchingManager.frmSwitchingManagerMain.Close
      End Sub

      • mac's avatar
        mac
        Occasional Contributor
        6 years ago

        Found my error.  Very stupid.  I didn't specify the whole path to the file.  Should have been "C:\temp\file.txt"