Hi,I wonder that could we get and control the message of Error Provider with Test Complete 8?I looked for it but i couldn't find any property or field related about this message. There was no property or field that name was like Text, Hint or ToolTip.

Hi Bahadir,If you would like to customize the error message posted to the log by TestComplete by default in some cases, then this can be done within the OnLogError event handler (see the relevant help topic for more details).Provide a sample of what you need if the above is not what you are looking for.

Thanks for you answer but i didn't want to mention logging on TestComplete.We are using Windows Forms Error Provider component to Validate our UI controls in our project. As you know if there is an invalidate control on UI, error providers appears as a red exclamation mark near the control.We want to get the message from this mark.Is this possible?

Hi,Yes, this should be possible as the error text is rendered as one of the .Net controls which are all 'open' to TestComplete. Exact element depends on the implementation by developers. Try to use TestComplete's Object Browser and check how it will detect the required element.

Thank you Alex.With a little bit effort we integrated your sample code to our tests and now we can get the error text.

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11 Replies

AlexKaras
Champion Level 1
15 years ago
Hi Bahadir,

If you would like to customize the error message posted to the log by TestComplete by default in some cases, then this can be done within the OnLogError event handler (see the relevant help topic for more details).

Provide a sample of what you need if the above is not what you are looking for.
bahadirarslan
Occasional Contributor
15 years ago
Thanks for you answer but i didn't want to mention logging on TestComplete.

We are using Windows Forms Error Provider component to Validate our UI controls in our project. As you know if there is an invalidate control on UI, error providers appears as a red exclamation mark near the control.

We want to get the message from this mark.

Is this possible?
AlexKaras
Champion Level 1
15 years ago
Hi,

Yes, this should be possible as the error text is rendered as one of the .Net controls which are all 'open' to TestComplete. Exact element depends on the implementation by developers. Try to use TestComplete's Object Browser and check how it will detect the required element.

AlexeyK

Alumni

15 years ago

Bahadir,

ErrorProvider is a non-visual .NET component, and it is not shown in the Object Browser tree. TestComplete has access to internal objects, methods and properties of .NET applications. So, you can get the error text by these methods and properties. ErrorProvider contains the GetError method that returns the error text set for a control.

Below, is a VBScript code snippet that demonstrates how you can call this method from script:



Sub Test

  ' Obtain your form

  Set frm = Sys.Process("WindowsFormsApplication1").WinFormsObject("Form1")

  

  ' Obtain the control, for which you would like to obtain the error text

  Set control = frm.textBox1

  ' You can also use this code 

  ' Set control = frm.WinFormsObject("textBox1")

  

  ' Obtain the ErrorProvider component that is on the form.

  ' ErrorProvider is a non-visual component, so I get it through the form's native property.

  Set errorProviderObj = frm.errorProvider1

  

  ' Obtain the error text for the needed control.

  s = errorProviderObj.GetError(control)

  

  ' Log result

  Log.Message s

  

  ' Voila! :-)

End Sub

I'd like to note that the application can set the error text for a control right before the ErrorProvider starts blinking. If this is what you have in your application, call this script routine after ErrorProvider starts blinking.

bahadirarslan
Occasional Contributor
14 years ago
Thank you Alex.

With a little bit effort we integrated your sample code to our tests and now we can get the error text.
satyabrata
New Contributor
13 years ago
Hi Sir,

I am not able to find the error text with the code that is provided. When tried to use the 'GetError' method, Test complete is not able to find/recognize the method.Therefore, my query is, do I need to change some settings in Test complete to make work the 'GetError' method?

Please help me and let me know if you need any additional info.

Thanks,

Satya
Dmitry_Nikolaev
Staff
13 years ago

Hi Satya,

Please let me know the value of the error provider object's ClrFullClassName property in your application.
Jeniferanto
Occasional Contributor
12 years ago
Hi Bahadir,

Can youplease let meknow how you get the error text.

I am facing a same problem.

I am getting error " Unable to find the object GetError(). "

ClrFullClassName property is: "System.Windows.Forms.ErrorProvider+ErrorWindow"

Thanks

Jenifer.
TanyaYatskovska
Alumni
12 years ago

Hi Jenifer,

As far as I can see, you've contacted the TestComplete Support team, and the issue has been resolved.

Please share your solution with us.
phuongtranngocd
New Contributor
12 years ago
I also have problem like that. My application use ErrorProvider to validate data but they use GetMessage from DB via MessageID and don't use

erpProvider1.SetError(Me.txtAddressEmail, "Message text")

So when I use your code. My system can't get error text.
Do you have any solution to solve this problem? I'm stuck in this many days.