Tricks of testing 32 and 64 bit version of an app
Hi,
I am to test the 32 and 64 bit versions of an application, one called foo.exe, the other called foo32.exe, coexisting in the same directory. I know I can add multiple apps to the Tested Apps node, but I'm not sure in the next steps.
I have a complex set of tests and scripts which often refers to mapped objects and aliases created when recording steps in foo.exe. I also have a couple of scripts which refer to the foo.exe process to, for example, check if the app is running before starting tests and close the app.
Obviously I would not like to duplicate the set of tests and scripts, so I wonder if there is a way to have TestComplete know which tested app to consider, and intelligently refer to foo32.exe's controls and objects in the scripts recorded with foo.exe. Also I wonder if there is any easy way in scripts to determine the actual tested app (so that I try to close the correct app, for example).
Thanks for your time.
what I do is having 2 exe's in seperate folders eg C:\32exe\foo.exe and C:\64exe\foo.exe
(once you mapp with foo.exe aliases will contains Aliases.foo.frmWindo... too cumbersome to convert that to Aliases.foo32.frmWindo...)
in the tested app I gives two names eg foo32 and foo64
so you can call TestedApps.foo32.Run()
but mappings are always with Aliases.foo.frmWindo... where I hv mapped such a way, everymappings are common for 32 and 64 (you can use conditional mappings and *)
I run same test one after other for both applications.Assuming that no changes between 32 and 64 it sould be OK (you hav to consult your dev team)
TC will recognized what is 32 and 64. see this you may use this to make sure what is running.
yes conditional mapping is optional more details
good to use handling if there are object property deferences in two versions
