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suzanne_e_saund's avatar
suzanne_e_saund
Occasional Contributor
13 years ago

Select objects without using coordinates

I am trying to record test cases.  The problem is there are buttons and links that I need to click on and when it is recorded, it uses coordinates to click.  I need a way click on objects on a window without using coordinates since they will not always be in the same location.  I am testing a web app and the project is NOT object driven.
  • AlexKaras's avatar
    AlexKaras
    Champion Level 3
    13 years ago
    Hi Suzanne,



    Two points:

    a) Coordinates in TestComplete are object-relative and thus they work even when the object is moved to another location (with the object size been preserved);

    b) You can manually remove recorded coordinates. In this case the click will be performed in the middle of the target object.
  • suzanne_e_saund's avatar
    suzanne_e_saund
    Occasional Contributor
    13 years ago
    Cool..that's good to know.  As I'm thinking about these test cases, there's going to be multiples of these objects, but I noticed the other day that they are all unique to a cell.  I guess that means I need to record the action on every one of them?