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jkrolczy
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21 days ago

TestComplete: Desktop app in Cobol and TC crash when I try to ObjectSpy it

I am looking into if I can automate an older company app written in COBOL, 32-bit.

I am using TC 15.73 Pro. x86

I am running the app 'As an Admin' alone with TC 'As an Admin'

After opening the desktop app, and trying to look at it in the Object Browser tree
or ObjectSpy it, I get an app crash along with a TC crash.


Any suggestions from folks here on options to try to get this to work?

NetCOBOL COBOL ERROR REPORT

<<Summary>>
 The application error occurred:
  Application       : C:\ATOOL\haw$strt.exe(PID=00002138)
  Exception Number  : UNDEFINED_EXCEPTION(C000041D)
  Generation Time   : 03/17/2025(17:37:02)
  Generation Module : UNKNOWN
  Time Stamp        : UNKNOWN
  File Size         : UNKNOWN

<<Detail>>
  Thread ID    : 00001BA8
  Register     : EAX=000C05F2  EBX=03A68C20  ECX=03A68C20  EDX=00000000  ESI=000C05F2
               : EDI=00000360  EIP=00000000  ESP=010FF2F8  EBP=010FF32C  EFL=00010246
               : CS=0023  SS=002B  DS=002B  ES=002B  FS=0053  GS=002B
  Stack Commit : 00012000 (Top:01100000, Base:010EE000)
  [Could not output the machine language code.]

  Module File : UNKNOWN
  Address : 6343B530

etc. .....

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