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Contributor

5 years ago

Unable to come out of the While loop.

Hello,

I am scripting using Javascript. The function I am testing is SVN checkout.

The download starts and OK button is disabled. So I have a script to check the OK button is enabled. What is does it it clicks on OK button and then it is still searching for OK button. It doesn't come out of While loop.

Below is the my script. Ok button is enabled when download is completed so I am checking the name download finished and then OK button is clicked.

function downloadcomplete()
{
try
{
var inprogress = Aliases.TortoiseProc.dlgTrainingsvnCheckoutTortoiseSVN
var name = inprogress.WndCaption
while(name="Checkout Finished!") { inprogress.btnOK.Click() }
}
catch(e)
{
Log.Error(e.message)
}
}

Could you let me know why it is doing so and what is the solution to make it come out of the loop once OK button is pressed.

BenoitB
5 years ago
Please use code display to help reading. The avalialble option is visible when you click on ... and then </>

Please put image in higher size, here we can't read it.

Please never do test condition with assignment, it is useless as it will be always true (if name = 'blabla')

Please explain "The test case is passed but still it checks one more time and makes the test case fail.", i don't understand, if test passed then why checking again ?

What is exactly the problem with the previous code i given to you ?

Have you tried to use breakpoint to better understand how it runs ?

Your code is strange, what i understand is you loop while the process exists or name is equal to finished and in this loop you click every time.

As already said this is bad method:

- dont click continuously moreover when you told us that it can last 10 to 20 min.

- the test condition name equal finished is the break condition so here the only effective test is the process exists

Perhaps simply loop until the inProgress.btnOK.Enabled is equal to true (and keep a watchdog to protect yourself against infinite loop). Or use WaitProperty method.

var btn = inprogress.btnOK; var maxTime = 45*60*1000; // 45 mins if (btn.WaitProperty("Enabled", true, maxTime)) btn.Click() else throw Error("Check out not finished after 45 mins, please check manually");

Wamboo
Community Hero
5 years ago
Hi,

In my opinion, you need to refresh mapping info

https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/test-objects/members/common-for-all/refreshmappinginfo-method.html

TestComplete caches mapped objects to speed up test runs. The first time a test uses an alias, TestComplete remembers the found object and uses the cached object for all subsequent uses of the alias.
- BenoitB
  Community Hero
  5 years ago
  And perhaps .. the test condition need != or ==, not a single = which is assignation .... 😄
  - ChandanD
    Contributor
    5 years ago
    Hello,
    
    I have tested with == before raising to smartbear support. With this it doesn't wait for OK button to enable and the script gets finished in OK button disabled.
- ChandanD
  Contributor
  5 years ago
  Hello,
  
  Below is the code which I have written but still it is doing the same. Not coming out of while loop.
  
  var inprogress = Aliases.TortoiseProc.dlgTrainingsvnCheckoutTortoiseSVN
  var name = inprogress.WndCaption
  while(name="Checkout Finished!")
  {
  inprogress.btnOK.Click()
  name = inprogress.WndCaption
  inprogress.RefreshMappingInfo()
  }
  - BenoitB
    Community Hero
    5 years ago
    
    = is assign, so your condition will be ALWAYS true because you test that the assignation is done, which is always true...
    
    Moreover, the name variable is useless.
    
    Then avoid continuous click without delay between to let system act/react.
    
    I'm not sure, you want to wait the text Checkout finished and then click a button OR you need to click a button till the text Checkout finished appears ?
    
    This click on button until the text Checkout finished appears:
    
    var inprogress = Aliases.TortoiseProc.dlgTrainingsvnCheckoutTortoiseSVN; while (inprogress.WndCaption != "Checkout Finished!" ) { inprogress.btnOK.Click(); inprogress.RefreshMappingInfo(); aqUtils.Delay(500); }
rajulapati
Contributor
5 years ago
Hi ChandanD ,

I would suggest you to use below code
var name = inprogress.WndCaption
while(name="Checkout Finished!")
{
inprogress.btnOK.Click()
name = inprogress.WndCaption
}

You need to capture the Wndcaption again after you click OK button to make sure if the name of popup has changed or not.

-Ashwin
Please give a kudo and accept as a solution if it works
- ChandanD
  Contributor
  5 years ago
  Hello,
  
  No. it didn't worked.
  It is still in while loop searching for WndCaption & Ok button.