Testing WinRT applications - GUI controls cannot be identified individually
Hello,
I'd like to test an app (Windows Store) which is created in C++ using WinRT framework.
The problem is: When recording a test, no GUI element is detected at all; only the main window of the tested app is detected! No button, no dialog and no edit control is detected. When I have a look at the script recorded, I can see that all mouse clicks and keys pressed are related to the main window.
The behavior is the same when using Object Spy - no GUI controls are detected.
In UI Automation settings, no classes are present. May be this is a hint.
How can I overcome this problem?
What I did so far:
+ reading the 'Testing Windows Store applications' documentation, entirely
+ make sure that Testing Project is configured to support Windows Store Apps (EnableLUA in registry, enable UI Automation Support in settings
+ The Windows Store App has been added to Tested Apps using the wizard, as indicated in the documentation.
+ I checked that the WndClass of the entire window property is listed in the properties of Open Applications -> UI Automation
+ 'Enable support for Windows Store application testing' option is enabled in the TestComplete Tools -> Options -> Engines -> General menu.
Is there anyone familiar with WinRT app testing?
Any help would be appreciated.
Regards,
Helmut
Hi,
I found a solution a: I have to set Open Applications->Process Filter->Process Filter Mode to 'Use all processes' instead of 'Use only tested applications'. I was wondering why this is essential, because I added the 'app under test' regularly, as described in the documentation, and expected it to work. Nevertheless, we can set this issue to 'solved' now.
