Forum Discussion

francisd84's avatar
francisd84
Contributor
3 years ago
Solved

WaitWindow() method on InstallShield software object make it crashing intermittently.

Has someone here experienced a tested application to sometimes crash when using the WaitWindow() method on an object?   This occurs intermittently when we use it on InstallSheild software.  We got ...
Desktop Testing
Script Tests
Test Run
  • francisd84's avatar
    francisd84
    3 years ago
    mattb wrote:

    I am not aware of something like this causing crashing, though if it is we can open a support ticket!

    For a short term fix I would recommend a waitproperty() on a object within the window https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/test-objects/members/common-for-all/waitproperty-method.html
    I commonly use the visible property. 

    Before opening a ticket, I wanted to know if someone faces that kind of issue (before or currently)

     

    But finally, I think I found the root cause (I say "think" since since this issue is occurring occasionally).

     

    When I was calling the method where this function is used, the number of parameters were correct, and some of those parameters were used on the method, that could possibly result to unknown behaviors...

     

    For now, so far so good but time will confirm.

     

    Thanks all!

AlexKaras's avatar
AlexKaras
Champion Level 3

And unless you are testing installer itself, why not to install the product from command line without UI?

Something like: msiexec /i <yourProduct.msi>

 

francisd84's avatar
francisd84
Contributor
3 years ago

And unless you are testing installer itself, why not to install the product from command line without UI?

AlexKaras wrote:

And unless you are testing installer itself, why not to install the product from command line without UI?

Something like: msiexec /i <yourProduct.msi>

 

 

That's sadly the point, we also test the installer 🙂

 

But that's a good solution for those who are not!