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amalcodework
Occasional Contributor
6 years ago

'The object with the specified attributes does not exist.' error while checking for a CrystalReport

Hi All,  Kindly help to resolve object checking errors on the VB Script.    \I've been writing VB Script test cases for our windows application product. Below is the testing scenario that fails...
  • amalcodework's avatar
    amalcodework
    6 years ago

    Hi Robert, 

    Sorry for the delayed response. 

     

    I was playing around with the code and finally, I got a solution for this. I've replaced WaitAliasChild with WaitWinFormsObject method. This is working as expected and my code is successful now. 

     

    Here is the new code which fixed the issues. 

    If Aliases.cwConsole.WaitWinFormsObject("frmCrystalReport", 30000).Exists Then

     

    Thank you very much for your ideas and for helping me to fix the issues. I will be testing the new code and will get back to you if I get any further issues. 

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shankar_r
Community Hero
6 years ago
  • Uncheck the Stop On Error option in the Project properties page
  • 'The object with the specified attributes does not exist.' error will be displayed when you use Full name (starts with Sys.Process *)  instead of the mapped object.
  • amalcodework's avatar
    amalcodework
    Occasional Contributor
    6 years ago

    Hello Shankar, 

    Thanks for your reply. 

     

    • I tried the unchecking 'Stop On Error' and it did work. But, I'd like to stop the script execution on error windows. If I disable this thing the script may not stop when there is actually an error object. Is that right? 
    • I've tried using the mapped name and I got the same error message for many times. That's why I tried using the full name. 
    If Not Aliases.cwConsole.frmCrystalReport.Exists Then
    • shankar_r's avatar
      shankar_r
      Community Hero
      6 years ago

      It is fine if you enabled Stop On Error

       

      The actual problem is occurring on this line,

      Set Rep = Sys.Process("cwConsole.exe").winformsObject("frmCrystalReport")

      not in 

      If Not Aliases.cwConsole.frmCrystalReport.Exists Then

       

      replace like below and try it.

      Set Rep = Aliases.cwConsole.frmCrystalReport
      • tristaanogre's avatar
        tristaanogre
        Esteemed Contributor
        6 years ago

        Common problem:

        How do you check the "Exists" property of an object that does not exist?  If the object does not exist, there is no object to have an "Exists" property.  To check for "Exists", you need to either use a "Find" method to search for the object or a WaitNNN method of some sort.

         

        I'd replace the code below with the following.

         

        If Not Aliases.cwConsole.WaitAliasChild('frmCrystalReport', 5000).Exists Then

        WaitAliasChild will wait the indicated number of milliseconds for the object to return.  If it returns sooner than that time, the object is returned immediately and the method continues without waiting the full time.  If the timeout expires, a "stub" object is returned which consists of ONLY the "Exists" property with a value of "False".

         

        This is the recommended best practice method of checking for existance.