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amit_bansal
Occasional Contributor
6 years ago

Typing in a textarea from a variable

I am using keys method to type in a textarea and the value is saved in a variable. When I am passing this values in Keys Method. It using control keys and opens a new tab and start search in browser....
  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    6 years ago

    Is "SetText" and available option for that textarea?  You can try that instead of keys.

    I don't see anything specific in that XML that would create the behavior you're experiencing.  However, the "!" character is a "SHIFT" key and the [ usually denotes, in the Keys method, the start of a special keystroke of some sort like an F key or Esc (see https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/test-objects/members/common-for-sys-desktop-pda/keys-method-sys-desktop-object.html#parameters). So, what may be happening is that those keystrokes are triggered and may be causing any number of un-expected behaviors as TestComplete attempts to turn them into the special commands.  Whenever you use the "Keys" method/action in TestComplete, you need to take these special characters in consideration and "escape" them so that they properly enter.

     

    This is why I suggest "SetText" because that doesn't trigger these special characters.

  • amit_bansal's avatar
    amit_bansal
    6 years ago

    Hi

    I did a workaround by doing a setTEXT in a textbox and then cutting from Textbox and pasting in a Textarea. It worked that ways.

    Thanks for your guidance.

tristaanogre's avatar
tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
6 years ago

If the value holds the '^' character, that would do it.  That character is used by TestComplete to denote a CTRL keystroke.

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    amit_bansal
    Occasional Contributor
    6 years ago

    It does not contain "^". It is an XML data saved in a string variable. May be using a "tab". Any solution to avoid that. The XML is undergiven.

    <tasks>
        <task>
            <allowedit>0</allowedit>
            <emailformat>0</emailformat>
            <attachobject>0</attachobject>
            <ASSIGNVALUE/>
            <wfremindertype>1</wfremindertype>
            <wfreminderdays>0</wfreminderdays>
            <adddays>0</adddays>
            <emailbody/>
            <orderindex>400</orderindex>
            <duration>0</duration>
            <Name><![CDATA[Task 1]]></Name>
            <Description/>
            <taskType>8</taskType>
            <fromaddress/>
            <emailcc/>
            <Messagetype>10</Messagetype>
            <isuseutaroles>0</isuseutaroles>
            <rejectLabel/>
            <reviseLabel/>
            <approveLabel/>
            <optionsallowed/>
            <expectedrespondent>1</expectedrespondent>
            <messageheader/>
            <lockobject>0</lockobject>
            <durationinterval>DAY</durationinterval>
            <usevariablesyntax>0</usevariablesyntax>
            <saveasevent>0</saveasevent>
            <emailsubject/>
        </</tasks>task>
    </tasks>

    • tristaanogre's avatar
      tristaanogre
      Esteemed Contributor
      6 years ago

      Is "SetText" and available option for that textarea?  You can try that instead of keys.

      I don't see anything specific in that XML that would create the behavior you're experiencing.  However, the "!" character is a "SHIFT" key and the [ usually denotes, in the Keys method, the start of a special keystroke of some sort like an F key or Esc (see https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/test-objects/members/common-for-sys-desktop-pda/keys-method-sys-desktop-object.html#parameters). So, what may be happening is that those keystrokes are triggered and may be causing any number of un-expected behaviors as TestComplete attempts to turn them into the special commands.  Whenever you use the "Keys" method/action in TestComplete, you need to take these special characters in consideration and "escape" them so that they properly enter.

       

      This is why I suggest "SetText" because that doesn't trigger these special characters.

      • amit_bansal's avatar
        amit_bansal
        Occasional Contributor
        6 years ago

        Hi

        I did a workaround by doing a setTEXT in a textbox and then cutting from Textbox and pasting in a Textarea. It worked that ways.

        Thanks for your guidance.