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Marsha_R's avatar
Marsha_R
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9 years ago

Re: Recording option for "p.", "w.", etc, compared to variable object names

Could you give us a screenshot?  It helps if we can see what you are talking about.

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  • bknutson's avatar
    bknutson
    Contributor
    9 years ago

    Yes, I guess it is somewhat of a question that goes back many versions but,

    way back in the day, when recording, it would declare the variables using 'p', 'w', 'w2' etc., such as in:

     

    Sub Test4
      Dim p
      Dim w
      Dim w2
      Set p = Aliases.Sys.MyProgram
      Call p.frmMain.MainMenu.Click("File|Version Info")
      Set w = p.VBObject("dlgVersion")
      Set w2 = w.VBObject("vsfVer")
      Call w2.Click(73, 105)
      w.VBObject("cmdClose").ClickButton
    End Sub

     

    In later versions, it started declaring the variables with names/types  (control, control2, etc). 

     

    Sub Test1
      Dim MyProgram
      Dim control
      Dim control2
      Set MyProgram = Aliases.MyProgram
      Call MyProgram.frmMain.MainMenu.Click("File|Version Info")
      Set control = MyProgram.dlgVersion
      Set control2 = control.vsfVer
      Call control2.Click(64, 73)
      control.cmdClose.ClickButton
    End Sub

     

    • tristaanogre's avatar
      tristaanogre
      Esteemed Contributor
      9 years ago

      I think, in later versions, that entire option has been deprecated.  You either record with TC creating variables based upon object type... or you don't record with those variables at all.  There's no longer an option for the P's and W's.

       

      (BTW, I remember those days... AQTest version 1.51 was when I started using that stuff and had P's and W's all over the place...)

      • bknutson's avatar
        bknutson
        Contributor
        9 years ago

        I started using TC back with Version 6 so not knowing much better, I wound up with the p's and w's.

        I have upgraded all the way through the years, currently on 12.2, and recording for me still gives me the p's and w's.

         

        I set up a new machine to test some different functionality that we are looking at and it does not record with the p's and w's.  I have some co-workers that are going to get involved so, we were going to look at different options.

        I am pretty certain that if I export my settings from one of my 'live' machines which gives the p's and w's and import those settings into the new machine that I will then get p's and w's but, I would rather be able to turn the 'feature' on and off.

         

        I could have swore there was an option for it.  I wish I could remember what version changed this.