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DCat1223's avatar
DCat1223
Frequent Contributor
6 years ago

Object not identified when test is running but is always identified when hilighting in mapping

Good evening. I have an object ( a button) in a test case that fails to get identified every time my test is executed.  When the test fails and stops, I go right to the Name Mapping screen, and rig...
  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    6 years ago

    I wouldn't use WaitProperty as that requires the object to exist to actually CALL WaitProperty.  I'd do a verifcation of the object by calling "WaitChild" or "WaitAliasChild" on the parent object to wait for the control and then verify if the returned value has an Exist property set to true.

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shankar_r
Community Hero
6 years ago

Possible reason:

  • TestComplete runs fast, the object might be slow to get displayed.

To try:

  • Use object.WaitProperty("Exists",true) and see what happens.
  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    6 years ago

    I wouldn't use WaitProperty as that requires the object to exist to actually CALL WaitProperty.  I'd do a verifcation of the object by calling "WaitChild" or "WaitAliasChild" on the parent object to wait for the control and then verify if the returned value has an Exist property set to true.

    • DCat1223's avatar
      DCat1223
      Frequent Contributor
      6 years ago

      Thank you!  This was helpful!  I appreciate the response!