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SJ1's avatar
SJ1
Occasional Contributor
7 years ago

Unable to handle the error using the script: "Unable to find the object"

Hi, I am trying to automate oracle forms application.   The script I have written searches for the window object. If its found, it logs "window found" else it should say "not found". Btw, i am st...
  • shankar_r's avatar
    shankar_r
    7 years ago

    Below approach is not recommended by many users but based on the flow this will work.

     

    function Window_NoResultsFound() {
    var noResultsFoundAlert = null;
    try{
        noResultsFoundAlert = eval(ReadObjectsFromXML.noResultsFoundAlert);
    }catch(ex){
        //if you want you can Log.erro here too
    }
    if (noResultsFoundAlert == null) {
        Log.Checkpoint("Window is not displayed as expected.")    
    } else {
        if (noResultsFoundAlert.Exists) {
            Log.Error("Windows is displayed");
        } else {
            Log.Checkpoint("Window is not displayed as expected.");
        }
    }
}
shankar_r's avatar
shankar_r
Community Hero

I would recommend checking Exists before checking any other properties.

Like below,

function Window_NoResultsFound() {
    var noResultsFoundAlert = eval(ReadObjectsFromXML.noResultsFoundAlert);
    if (noResultsFoundAlert.Exists) {
        if (noResultsFoundAlert.VisibleOnScreen) {
            Log.Message("window displayed")
        } else {
            Log.Error("window not displayed");
        }
    } else {
        Log.Error("window not displayed");
    }
}
SJ1's avatar
SJ1
Occasional Contributor
7 years ago

Thank you AlexKaras and Shankar for your time.

Unfortunately these options doesn't seem to work.

1. Stop On Error: Is not turned on
2. WaitAWTObject: didn't work
3. Exists : doesn't seem to work

 

Looks like the script fails even before using these commands, where TestComplete tries to look for the object once its defined, once it hits the below line:
var noResultsFoundAlert = eval(ReadObjectsFromXML.noResultsFoundAlert);

 

I have also tried declaring the object directly in the script and not in xml. That doesn't seem to work as well.
var noResultsFoundAlert = Aliases.jp2launcher.SwingObject("......");

 

The moment the object is declared, TestComplete tries to look for it and fails it straight away in runtime before moving onto the next statements/conditions.

 

Any other solutions would be much appreciated.

  • shankar_r's avatar
    shankar_r
    Community Hero
    7 years ago

    One thing you have to keep in mind,

    var noResultsFoundAlert = eval(ReadObjectsFromXML.noResultsFoundAlert);

    OR

    var noResultsFoundAlert = Aliases.jp2launcher.SwingObject("......");

    The object should be available when the script comes to above line(s), If object not found then it will immediately throw an error.

    You have to wait until the object became exists using WaitProperty.

    • SJ1's avatar
      SJ1
      Occasional Contributor
      7 years ago

      Being a newbie, trying to do few things. Please let me know if there are better ways to do it.

       

       

      I need to log the Test case as Pass or Fail based on the window object being displayed or not. 

       

      If object is available, then no issues, test case gets marked as Pass.

       

      But when the object/window is not available (and is not going to be displayed at all, so will not be able to use Wait), then it should log the result as "Fail" but now it throws runtime error. Is it possible to handle it?

      • shankar_r's avatar
        shankar_r
        Community Hero
        7 years ago

        Below approach is not recommended by many users but based on the flow this will work.

         

        function Window_NoResultsFound() {
    var noResultsFoundAlert = null;
    try{
        noResultsFoundAlert = eval(ReadObjectsFromXML.noResultsFoundAlert);
    }catch(ex){
        //if you want you can Log.erro here too
    }
    if (noResultsFoundAlert == null) {
        Log.Checkpoint("Window is not displayed as expected.")    
    } else {
        if (noResultsFoundAlert.Exists) {
            Log.Error("Windows is displayed");
        } else {
            Log.Checkpoint("Window is not displayed as expected.");
        }
    }
}