Replaying a TestRecorded file on another Windows

Hi,



Can you describe the problem in detail? What exact code fails and what exact behavior do you observe?

During the recording on Windows XP there was a situation where a message dialog popped up requesting a Yes/No/Cancel decision,which was answered with a click at the No-button. The caption of the dialog is "Bestätigen", which is "Confirm" in German (mind the umlaut).



The corresponding keyword test created by importing the recorded data expects a window named "wndBest_tigen" (the umlaut is mapped to an underscore).



When I run that keyword test on Windows XP everything works fine, but when I run it on Windows 7 TestComplete waits for the message dialog until it times out. Of course the same exe is used for recording and playback.



I converted the keyword test to a script and the offending line is:



Aliases.twincam.wndBest_tigen.btnNein.ClickButton;   



(TwinCAM is the application name and "Nein" is German for "No")

I just discovered that the window classes for the message dialog are different on WindowsXP (TMessageForm) and Windows 7 (#32770).



This seems to be a consequence of Delphi 2010 checking for the OS in function MessageDlgPosHelp.



The corresponding script for the Windows 7 version would be:



Aliases.twincam.dlgBest_tigen.DirectUIHWND.CtrlNotifySink.btnNein.ClickButton;



Is there a chance to cover this with some sort of mapping?

Hi,



It looks like the problematic dialog is created in different ways in different Windows versions. I recommend that you ignore its window class and recognize it by caption or by message text.

Can you give me a hint how I can do that?



I just imported the recorded data to a keyword test and later converted it to a script.



Would it be better to work with the flat model?

Hi,



In your code, where you address the problematic dialog, try replacing its window class (the first parameter of the Window method) with a wildcard. It looks like its caption alone should be unique enough to recognize it.