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steven_price8
Occasional Contributor
12 years ago

running testcomplete as a seperate instance

Hello again (if anyone is reading)



I've just noticed that I cannot use my pc when running a playback as my mouse is under control of the applicaiton.



is this expected behaviour?



I assumed that the whole point of automation would be to set the playback running and I can comntinue with my normal work.



Can someone please clarify if this is expected?

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  • Colin_McCrae's avatar
    Colin_McCrae
    Community Hero
    12 years ago
    "is this expected behaviour?"



    Yes.



    If whatever you are testing makes use of the mouse.



    Some stuff you can get away with using the PC while the test is running, some you can't. More often than not, it's a safer bet not to use the PC while something is running if it is interacting with the screen in any way. If you remove focus at the wrong moment, it can cause all manner of problems and failures. Remember, you are (a lot of the time) simulating a user so mouse clicks and key presses are all part of what it does.



    You get separate TestExecute instance. If you have long test runs, best to run them using that on a separate machine/VM leaving your full IDE version free for you to work with.