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Dewayne_Pinion's avatar
Dewayne_Pinion
Contributor
10 years ago

Object browser not refreshing, form is never found while waiting

All,

I have a script I am trying to create that is checking different parts of the software to see if things are loaded or not. In this case, I am checking for the main form within our application, frmMainVsd. I am using the code below:

 

while (!Aliases.WaitChild("frmMainVsd",-1).Exists)
{
Sys.Refresh();
}

 

I notice that even after frmMainVsd is visibly loaded on the screen, TestComplete still does not see it (Version is 10.5.2702.7) and it just sits there forever waiting on the form. If I stop the test and look at the object browser, I still see the previous form and I have to perform a refresh inside the object browser before frmMainVsd is loaded into the object browser list. 

 

Am I doing something wrong here? I also tried placing Sys.Refresh before the form check, but it still is not refreshing to show the loaded form in object browser.

  • Ryan_Moran's avatar
    Ryan_Moran
    10 years ago

    Does this produce different results for you?

    while (!Aliases.WaitAliasChild("frmMainVsd", 0).Exists)
{
/*
  switched to use WaitAliasChild
  we want the .Exists check to timeout instantly then 
  refresh the sys object
  previously specifying -1 would wait the entire time specified by 
  the Auto-wait timeout project setting
*/
Sys.Refresh();
}

     

  • Ryan_Moran's avatar
    Ryan_Moran
    Valued Contributor
    10 years ago

    Does this produce different results for you?

    while (!Aliases.WaitAliasChild("frmMainVsd", 0).Exists)
{
/*
  switched to use WaitAliasChild
  we want the .Exists check to timeout instantly then 
  refresh the sys object
  previously specifying -1 would wait the entire time specified by 
  the Auto-wait timeout project setting
*/
Sys.Refresh();
}