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JackSparrow
Frequent Contributor
9 years ago

Selecting the MainMenu Options

Hi all, Am trying to Navigate through the main Menu options as below In the Above Picture Until I click on Home button the remaining options will not be enabled .I need to Select File and N...
Automation Testing
Desktop Application
Python
TestComplete
  • altemann's avatar
    altemann
    9 years ago

    Maybe using another method to select items will solve the problem?

    I usually use .Click("");

     

    E.g: 

     

     mainmenu = Sys.Process("Teachers.debug").VCLObject("frmMain").VCLObject("barRibbon")
 mainmenu.Click("Home")
 mainmenu.Click("File|Functions|XYZ|ABC Navigator")

     

    Let me know if that works !

  • JackSparrow's avatar
    JackSparrow
    9 years ago

    altemann thanks for the help , actually there is an frame name which was not showing in Object spy but was visible on the menu so in between I linked with that frame name then the menu name as you said so it worked thanks once again

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altemann
Contributor

Maybe using another method to select items will solve the problem?

I usually use .Click("");

 

E.g: 

 

 mainmenu = Sys.Process("Teachers.debug").VCLObject("frmMain").VCLObject("barRibbon")
 mainmenu.Click("Home")
 mainmenu.Click("File|Functions|XYZ|ABC Navigator")

 

Let me know if that works !

JackSparrow's avatar
JackSparrow
Frequent Contributor
9 years ago
def menuselct():
 mainmenu = Sys.Process("Teachers.debug").VCLObject("frmMain").VCLObject("barRibbon")
 mainmenu.Click("Home")
 mainmenu.Click("File|Functions|XYZ|ABC Navigator")

Am facing an python runtime Error at RedFont Line in the above code

 

def menuselct():
 mainmenu = Sys.Process("Teachers.debug").VCLObject("frmMain").VCLObject("barRibbon")
 mainmenu.Clickitem("Home")
 mainmenu.Clickitem("File|Functions|XYZ|ABC Navigator")

And I Even used ClickItem then facing an error that "The bar item 'Home' not found."

  • altemann's avatar
    altemann
    Contributor
    9 years ago

    You could try recording the actions you want to execute, then checking out how TC will work with this object. Maybe there's another method to select items in this kind of menu that I'm not aware of!

     

     

    • JackSparrow's avatar
      JackSparrow
      Frequent Contributor
      9 years ago

      Ya i saw it though it is using click with co-ordinates ,that's not proper testing right ?? :)

      • altemann's avatar
        altemann
        Contributor
        9 years ago

        Definitely not! 

         

        Another way (this will probably work and should have been the first suggestion, sorry hehehe) is working with indexes:

         

        To access the "Home" option:

         

        YourObj.MainMenu.Click(0);

         

        To access a dropdown menu, it works this way:

         

        YourObj.MainMenu.Click("[1]|[2]");

         

        This would access the File menu, third option in the dropdown.

         

         

        Let's hope this works!!!