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eduardo_sqa
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11 years ago

Target application freezes when trying to find a textobject

I've been working with testcomplete to write tests for delphi (7) apps and recently after an update in our software, we realized some tests started freezing when trying to access some menus that can only be mapped with the help of textObjects.



The problem itself seems to happen in tcTextSpy.dll, the offset of the function that causes the deadlock in the application being tested are 0x48B10 and 0x484F0.



It was possible to write a workaround enumerating child objects and checking its properties manually, but that should not be necessary and we may be hiding something more important that can cause further issues, another workaround was a low-level patch in the said functions to stop the deadlock in an unclean way.



The version im using is 
7.52.678.7 and i wanted to know if this kind of issue was reported before and if it has an official patch to fix it or at least the actual cause for it.



Any further information needed feel free to ask, i could also send the patched dll (wich actually does work) if necessary.


  • Hi Carlos,


     


    I don't remember about this issue in TestComplete 7.52. This product version was released in 2010, though. 


    As a rule, our team prepares patches only for the current product version, which is v. 10.4 right now.


    Could you please check whether this issue persists in it?


     




  • Hi Tanya,

    Since upgrading testcomplete should require some rework on our tests i am not sure the company will be willing to do so, but i will try to test it and give you feedback if possible.



    Thanks in advance,