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aleksmatlashev
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5 years ago

Can't interact with dropdown list

Hello! I have a dropdown list and I just want to choose one item. I read documentation and I tried everything, but I can't interact with this element.  https://support.smartbear.com/ testcomplete...
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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor

OK, technically, I don't think you need to call DropDown() first.  ClickItem will do the drop down call and click on the item... in your case, it will click on the 4th item down the list (index 3). 

So, your code looks, generally, OK.  So, when you run it, what do you get?  Do you get errors?  If so, what errors?

aleksmatlashev's avatar
aleksmatlashev
New Contributor
5 years ago

In all cases I get this error

The drop-down box cannot be opened

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    tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    5 years ago

    Is there an action you're attempting before you attempt the drop down?  This could be a timing issue where the automation is running faster than the application can keep up.  Try dropping an aqUtils.Delay(5000) before your var statement and see if that helps... if so, we have some options to fix it.

    • mikakoistinen's avatar
      mikakoistinen
      Contributor
      5 years ago

      I had also problems with dropdown. I noticed that best way to use them was by keyboard.

      Just figure what keystorkes it requires and then make a procedure to do them.  

      This code is not tested, but I imagine that it would be something like this. 

      procedure selectfromDropDown( dropdown , index)
      var

        i;

      begin

         for i:= 0 to index do

          dropdown.keys('[Down]');

        dropdown.keys('[Enter]');
      end;