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cmpenn
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3 years ago

TestExecute failing to click an object because of the Indicator?

Recently we added a couple of new test machines to our CI builds. While getting the new test machines set up, we noticed that one test machine seemed to be failing often when attempting to click a sp...
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Marsha_R
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There are things you can do with the indicator, but what's the TestComplete error message that you get when the failure occurs. Let's see what information we get from that.

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cmpenn
Contributor
3 years ago

Ah yes, I forgot to post that:

There was an attempt to perform an action at point (621, 12) which is transparent or out of the window bounds.



Note that I am using the default click coordinates and the object appears to be visible.

I do have some slight concerns about timing with the new machine, but if that's the case, I'm confused on why hiding the indicator seems to have fixed that.

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    Marsha_R
    Champion Level 3
    3 years ago

    I would try using an object property rather than coordinates. That's best practice and it may also resolve the indicator issue.

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      cmpenn
      Contributor
      3 years ago

      Sorry, I meant that I'm clicking on the default coordinates for the object, so:

      testedObject.Click();
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        Marsha_R
        Champion Level 3
        3 years ago

        Same suggestion. Avoid using coordinates and click using some other object property, maybe Text, that is more stable than coordinates.