TestComplete kill process of target desktop app

Hi there, All of my automated scripts run fine with my target desktop app, The special case is when target app creates a sub-process to open a new window, TestComplete will kill the main process o...

Desktop Testing

AlexKaras
3 years ago
Hi,

It might be that this another window blocks all incoming Windows events until it is closed. Thus making TestComplete to consider main application as hanging and terminating it.

Read this help topic and check if this is your case: https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/scripting/calling-methods-asynchrounously.html

AlexKaras

Champion Level 3

3 years ago

Hi,

I am not sure that I understood your question / problem...

Could you clarify?

mengbinhao
Contributor
3 years ago
Hi Alex,
Sorry, My question is the tested desktop application display a main window, It popup a new window(This is a sub-process) when I click one menu, then I use Testcomplete to do any action on this new window, Testcomplete kill the main window(main process of tested application) and throw an error(pls see picture), Why does Testcomplete kill tested application process? Do I express clearly?
- AlexKaras
  Champion Level 3
  3 years ago
  Hi,
  
  This another (sub-process, spawned) window - is it a modal one? I.e. can you switch between it and a main window or you must close this another window in order to be able to return to the main one?
  
  Can you post a screenshot of this sub-process window ?
  
  BTW, you are calling this window as 'sub-process'. Is this really so? Can you see another process that corresponds to this window in Windows TaskManager?
  - mengbinhao
    Contributor
    3 years ago
    Hi,
    1 The another (sub-process, spawned) window is a modal window
    2 I can switch between the main window and sub-process window， but I can not do any action on main window when sub-process window open unless I close it
    3 There are two processes in Windows TaskManager（Pls see screenshot）
mengbinhao
Contributor
3 years ago
Hi Alex,
Sorry, My question is the tested desktop application displays a main window, It popup a new window(This is a sub-process) when I click one button on the main window, then I use Testcomplete do any action on this new window, Testcomplete kill the main window(main process of tested application) and throw an error(pls see picture), Why does Testcomplete kill tested application process?