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cbrundell's avatar
cbrundell
Occasional Contributor
12 years ago

Problems with recorded tests

I am using version 9.31 of the software to test the UI of a project page that my company has, however I am encountering problems trying to record a test for use on cross browser testing.



I've watched the video tutorials and have had this working before but in this instance, whenever I try to run the test across the 5 main browsers the first test seems to fail when trying to enter in the email details in this field. I have used IE10 for the recording and this part works fine running the recorded test straight after although it always has problems logging out of the page, which leads me to think it may be something to do with the compatability of the web page and the testcomplete software.



Can anyone advise if there are are standards or checks that I can run to see if there is a problem with compatability on the page at all?
  • khoffman90's avatar
    khoffman90
    Contributor
    12 years ago
    Hi,



    I have found that recording tests using IE is problematic.

    First of all the other browsers seem to name map differently to IE and so often will not work on playback. Interestingly however, is that If you use, for example, Chrome to record your tests then they *should* also work on IE and the other browsers (just not the other way round). 



    Using a different browser to record your tests may magically fix your problem. 



    One other thing I'd like to mention is try to map your most used objects using the "Map object from screen" before recording your tests and if possible/needed change the names to something more sensible. This should help you when you come to debug your tests as well as make it a little more readable. 



    Hope this helps.