Need help with creating script extension.

Hi Dave,

Great that you have succeeded!
Two minor notes:

a) JavaScript is not supported for Script Extensions, only VBScript and JScript (http://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/working-with/extending/script/creating/basic.html : "The scripts can be written in JScript or VBScript (JavaScript, Python and DelphiScript are currently not supported).");

b) To be strict, there was an extra space character in my reply in the thread that you have mentioned. This was done by purpose, otherwise the colon and opening parenthesis were rendered as a 'sad face' icon. This was irrelevant for suggestion, but obviously may matter in real code because regular expressions do not strip whitespaces from the regexp string provided.

This is why i don't deal with RegExp.

As I'm not busy in my work this made me some interesting job :smileyvery-happy:, Try with below code you will have successful result i hope and also you will know why it is getting failed

var page, mainMenu;

  
function getpage() {
  page = Sys.Browser("iexplore").Page("https://*.imedconsent.com/*");
  return page; 
}


function getmainMenu() {
  //mainMenu = getpage().FindChild("idStr", "regexp: (mainMenuInner)|(navMenuInner)", 10);
  
	var mainMenu = page.Find("idStr", "mainMenuInner", 10, true);
	var navMenu = page.Find("idStr","navMenuInner", 10, true);

	var menuObject = null;

	if(mainMenu.Exists)
	{
	menuObject = mainMenu;
	Log.Message("selected the object with idStr as mainMenuIner");
	}
	else if(navMenu.Exists)
	{
	menuObject = navMenu)
	Log.Message("selected the object with idStr as navMenuInner");
	}
	return menuObject; 
}


// var page = Sys.Browser("iexplore").Page("https://*.imedconsent.com/*");
// var mainMenu = page.FindChild("idStr", "regexp: (mainMenuInner)|(navMenuInner)", 10);


function swceProcPatient(){
	
	var mainObject = getmainMenu();
	
	if(mainObject != null)
	{
		var menuProcPatient = mainObject.FindChild("contentText", "Process Patients", 20);
		menuProcPatient.Click();
	}
	else
	{
		Log.Error("Main menu not found");
	}
  }


function swceReports(){
  
	var mainObject = getmainMenu();
	
	if(mainObject != null)
	{
		var menuReoports = mainObject.FindChild("contentText", "Reports", 20);
		menuReoports.Click();
	}
	else
	{
		Log.Error("Main menu not found");
	}
  }


function swceGroups(){
  
	var mainObject = getmainMenu();
	
	if(mainObject != null)
	{
		var menuGroups = mainObject.FindChild("contentText", "Groups", 20);
		menuGroups.Click();
	}
	else
	{
		Log.Error("Main menu not found");
	}
  }


function fodSelectPatients(){
    
	var mainObject = getmainMenu();
	
	if(mainObject != null)
	{
		var menuSelectPatients = mainObject.FindChild("contentText", "Select Patients", 20);
		menuSelectPatients.Click();
	}
	else
	{
		Log.Error("Main menu not found");
	}
  }


function swceHome(){
    
	var mainObject = getmainMenu();
	
	if(mainObject != null)
	{
		var menuHome = mainObject.FindChild("contentText", "Home", 20);
		menuHome.Click();
	}
	else
	{
		Log.Error("Main menu not found");
	}
  }

  

function swceLogOut(){
    
	var mainObject = getmainMenu();
	
	if(mainObject != null)
	{
		var menuLogout = mainObject.FindChild("contentText", "Logout", 5);
		menuLogout.Click();
	}
	else
	{
		Log.Error("Main menu not found");
	}
  }
  
  

 

Yay! Success! I want to thank both Robert and Shankar for your diligence and patience. Without the help of experts like you, all rookies like me would be in deep trouble.

I wish I could give both a few credit for the solution, unfortunately that's not an option. I would like to recognize that both of you spend considerable amount of time to help me out. I cannot thank you guys enough.

Regards.

Dave.

Glad to be of help, always...

Script Extensions are a powerful little piece, aren't they?  Encapsulate reusable methods and properties that you can use all over the place.  I've found a LOT of use for them.

To quote Sesame Street: Asking questions is how we learn stuff. :)  Ah, the things I learned in my childhood.  Keep bringing the questions, Dave.

Wow! Don't know what happened! Checking.

Hi Robert,

This is exactly why I dove in headfirst. This whole exercise gave me a better understanding of how extension works. Going through the documentation was not very helpful for me. Creating this simple extension successfully was more valuable experience for me.

A gain, I thank you for being patient and dealing with my ignorance.

Regards.

Dave

Hi Alex 

Thanks for your thought, I really appreciate it.

I could swear one of the videos in SmartBear site one of the expert mentioned JavaScript number of time while showing a simple example of script extension. That's why I ..... ! Oh well, I learned my lesson. :)

As far as the white space in concerned, I'll make sure I correct that. Thanks for pointing that out. 

Thanks to all the expert here in this board for extending their helping hands to new users! It is much appreciated. :D

Dave