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FLH092921
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3 years ago
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ELSE statement is ignored in desktop test case

Test Complete has been working really well with the VB6 .NET applications I'm testing, I seem to be hitting a wall when trying to use IF, THEN, ELSE.  I'm trying to test a simple calculation where Fi...
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    FLH092921
    3 years ago

    Hi Emma,

     

    Thank you for your response, I was able to use another Validation (Check Field) method which made the IF/ELSE statement unnecessary.  Still not sure why it's a little whacky but as I found out it's not required for what I was trying to do.

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FLH092921
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Thanks for responding!  I made sure I was comparing numbers to numbers.  I also tried text fields on a web interface, same problem.  I'm still just trialing the software so I'm probably doing something wrong 😛  I'll try to figure it out, thanks again!

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FLH092921
Occasional Contributor
3 years ago

I tried replicating the same issue using Microsoft calculator and opposite happens, the If Then condition is ignored and the ELSE condition is always executed.

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    ebarbera
    Staff
    3 years ago

    Hi FLH092921 - 

     

    Where are you setting the value for CO2 in your test? Could you show me a screenshot of the details of the IF...Then values?

     

    Thanks, 

    Emma

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      FLH092921
      Occasional Contributor
      3 years ago

      Hi Emma,

       

      Thank you for your response, I was able to use another Validation (Check Field) method which made the IF/ELSE statement unnecessary.  Still not sure why it's a little whacky but as I found out it's not required for what I was trying to do.