How do I wait for a user to perform an action?

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In a Script test, how do I prompt the user to perform some action, then continue the script after the user indicates the action is complete?&nbsp; For example, I need to interact with a CAPTCHA on a form, so I need to tell the user to satisfy the CAPTCHA then click on something to continue the automated test.

baxatob · Accepted Answer

1. You can use breakpoints:&nbsp;https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/testing-with/debugging/breakpoints/using.html
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2. You can use a while loop. And if you really need to&nbsp;prompt something to the user, you can combine this loop with TestComplete indicator -&nbsp;https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/testing-with/running/indicator.html

karkadil · Answer

You can use the Builtin.ShowMessage method

karkadil · Answer

This sounds very strange, the ShowMessage method should't interfere with browser.
Could you please show us screenshot of the both TestComplete and Crome at the moment when message displays?
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Also, you can try using User Forms, but make sure you show the user form in modal view.

karkadil · Answer

What you are describing is made by purpose. User must know that TestComplete is waiting for an action from him, and there must be a way to let TestComplete know you've finished the action, that's why you have to switch back to TestComplete and click OK. The simplest solution here is to change the message in TC to something like "Switch to the browser, do bla-bla-bla, then switch back to TC and click OK button".
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As for the your idea with Indicator, it will also work. To wait the page, you can use Browser(...).WaitPage method. The code would look like this:
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while(true) {
&nbsp; if(!Aliases.browser.WaitPage(...).Exists) {
&nbsp; &nbsp; aqUtils.Delay(1000, 'Switch to browser and navigate to URL...');
&nbsp; }
}
The delay is required in order not to load the CPU too much.
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Also, the provided loop while(true) is a bad example (since it is an infinite loop). I suggest using timeout to exit such loops after waiting too long (e.g. the test is run automatically on a weekend and there's nobody in the office to perform the actions required. You can have a look at the HISUtils.StopWatch object to learn more about timers.
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And finally :). I don't know your specifics, of course, but requiring action from a user in automated tests is considered as a bad approach, try avoiding it if you can.
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robertdaltman · Answer

Builtin.ShowMessage doesn't seem to do what I want.&nbsp; Here's my script:&nbsp;&nbsp;function Test1()
{
  // Launch a website in Chrome
  Browsers.Item(btChrome).Run("http://www.indigo.health/");

// Enter some data into the fields of a "contact us" form
  Aliases.browser.pageWwwIndigoHealth.formForm.textboxEmail.SetText("rdaltman@gmail.com");
  Aliases.browser.pageWwwIndigoHealth.formForm.textboxEmail.Keys("[Tab]");
  Aliases.browser.pageWwwIndigoHealth.formForm.panel.panel.panel.textareaComment.Keys("Hi Bob. This is a test");

// The submit button has a hidden ReCaptcha on it;
  // Tell the user to manually click the button so that the CAPTCHA magic is happy
  BuiltIn.ShowMessage("Click the button!");
  
  // Continue the script... Click on a button to go to another page
  Aliases.browser.pageWwwIndigoHealth.panel.panel.textnode.Click(120, 23);
  Aliases.browser.pageWwwIndigoHealthPatientInfoHt.Wait();
}Up to the point where I call ShowMessage, things proceed as expected.&nbsp; It displays my web page and populates the text boxes.&nbsp; But when ShowMessage executes, the web page under test&nbsp;loads some oddball website while the TestComplete IDE is displayed with the message box in front of it. &nbsp;I can't click the button because it's no longer on the displayed web page.&nbsp;&nbsp;

robertdaltman · Answer

I've attached a screen-grab video of the problem.&nbsp; Note that when we get to the ShowMessage step:&nbsp;The browser loads a new pageThe TC IDE is brought to the front (that's just annoying)The message dialog is displayedThis appears to be a Chrome issue.&nbsp; If I change the 1st line to btEdge (to use the Edge browser) then the browser remains on the page.&nbsp; The TC IDE still comes to the front, so I need to alt-tab to find the browser window before I can click the button in the browser window, then I need to alt-tab back to TC to dismiss the message dialog.&nbsp; That's a lot of rigmarole...&nbsp;It seems that the while loop, with a message in the TestComplete Indicator, is a more unobtrusive way to do what I'm trying to do.&nbsp; In my actual test, when I manually click on the submit button on the form, the website will redirect to different page.&nbsp; I don't suppose some kind soul could post an example of a while loop that waits until the URL is a specified value?

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