Do i put the IF...then & Else statement in the wrong location?

[bdrummond]

hi there, 

i have issue trying to have my If...Then and Else statement to work with my object in my keyword test project. 

Scenario: 

As you can see from the image- i have an If...Then...Else... statement.. there are two scenarios i am applying to my test. 

First, when opening an old database and IF the Database Upgrade object is Visible (true) THEN go on and update the database - this working as expected (ELSE didnt get touched) 

Secondly, i am repeating the same test, but this time with an already upgraded database. because the databaseUpgrade object shouldn't appear I'd expect to have the keyword-test to skip the pre-determined test and go straight into ELSE statement...but this is not the case. 

Do i put the IF...then & Else statement in the wrong location?? 

or am I doing this in the very bad/wrong way? 

your advise is appreciated. 

Regards, 

[cunderw]

You're if statements are correct, but you're getting the error because you're checking for a property on an object that doesn't exist. When an object can't be found in test complete you get a stub object with a single property, Exists=false.

You should first check if the object exists, then check if it's visible. You could even set visible = true in your name mapping conditions and the only have to check for exists and not both for your if statement. 

[bdrummond]

hi cunderw.

thanks for your input. not quite sure on how to do with your suggestion, I have tried this (see image) but still to no avail.

sorry - i am quite new to keyword testing.

regards,

[cunderw · Accepted solution]

You're still checking the Visible property of an object that doesn't exist which is the cause of the error. 

In you if statement change Aliases.IC.databaseUpgrade.Visible to Aliases.IC.databaseUpgrade.Exists it should fix.

[bdrummond]

Hi @cunderw.

I just went and try this (which i was sure that i have tried this method before..hmm) suggestion you gave me. it works like a charm.

tested both scenarios and it works as expected. Thank you again with your help. 

Kind Regards,