Capture and storage of text for re-entry in a KeyWord test

[Bill_H]

Hi all,  I am new to TestComplete and I am trying to find an easy way to capture text in a field (an ID) to re-use for a search later.  Using Record and Playback feature on a .Net Desktop application.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.

[SBegley]

Hi @Bill_H 

I hope you are keeping well.

We have the following short video which outlines the steps involved to obtain the value (ID) from the screen and store that value against a variable which you could then re-use later in your test.

Here is a link to the video; https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/videos/how-to-get-a-value-from-on-screen-and-store-it-for...

We have the following documentation on this process; https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/keyword-testing/reference/statements/set-variable-va... 

Please let me know if this resolves your query or if you have any additional questions.

Thanks,

Shane

[Bill_H]

Hi Shane,

Thank you for this information.  I tried this however, it didn't resolve my query - I think my query was not specific enough ( I didn't realize) but I am trying to get a value from a cell in a Grid/table. This method of Onscreen Object selects the whole grid.  

Any other information would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Bill

[Marsha_R]

What versions of TestComplete and .Net are you using?

Are you able to use Object Spy to see one cell in your grid?

[Bill_H]

Hi Marsha,

I am using 15.41.9.7 32 bit .... .Net v1.1.4322.

Using the object spy I only get the complete grid.

[Marsha_R]

On this reference page, I see that .Net support starts with v2.0

https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/app-testing/desktop/net/supported-technologies.html

I suggest checking with Support at this link to see if they have a workaround

https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/message/

[Bill_H]

Mistake made on my part .... below is what is installed

[Marsha_R]

I am taking a guess at what kind of grid you have.  Look in these sections for requirements for working with the grids and make sure you've been through all the setup.

https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/app-objects/specific-tasks/grids/ms-datagrid/index.h...

https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/app-objects/specific-tasks/grids/ms-datagridview/ind...