How to detect title of dialog first then only decide which script to be executed? VBScript

[Josh_147]

Hi, I'm using TestComplete11 with VBScript. My situation is I have a desktop application which is RobotArm and it developed into 32bit and 64bit.

The RobotArm(x32) has the starting dialog named "MAIN PAGE" with button "SKIP", while RobotArm(x64) has the starting dialog named "Home" with button "Skip".

My scirpt can work well for both version but when the software is loading slow, the script will be executed and ignored the dialog when it came out after that.

Can TestComplete detect the dialog title first and then decide which line to be executed? As I know TestComplete execute the script line by line. I tried to use 'Select Case' method but it got error.

My purpose is the script can be applied for both x32 and x64 application. The vbscript is shown as below. Thanks for any suggestion.

sub InitialDialog

set w=sys.Process("RobotArm").WaitWindow("#32770", "MAIN PAGE",-1,1000)
set w1=sys.Process("RobotArm").WaitWindow("#32770", "Home",-1,1000)

if w.Exists then
   w.Window("Button", "SKIP", 1).Click
elseif w1.Exists then
   w1. Window("Button", "Skip", 1).Click
else
end if

end sub 

[tristaanogre]

What you have is pretty good code for what you want.  However, your time out (currently set to 1000) may not be enough.  I'd bump that up to something like 10000 if your application takes longer than a second for the dialog to appear.

[Josh_147]

I had tried to increase the waiting time but if I applied the script on the 64bit application, I have to wait the 10 seconds to pass as the "HOME PAGE" won't appear. 

Is there any method to avoid this? That can make the script more efficient. Thanks.

[tristaanogre · Accepted solution]

EVery process has a propery called ProcessType.  If it's 32 bit, this will have a value of x86, if it's 64 bit, this will have a value of x64.

So, you could rewrite your code like this.

sub InitialDialog

set w=sys.Process("RobotArm").WaitWindow("#32770", "MAIN PAGE",-1,1000)
set w1=sys.Process("RobotArm").WaitWindow("#32770", "Home",-1,1000)

if Sys.Process("RobotArm").ProcessType = "x86" then
    w = Sys.Process("RobertArm").WaitWindow("#42770", MAIN PAGE", -1, 10000);

else w = Sys.Process("RobertArm").WaitWindow("#32770", "Home", -1, 10000)
    w.Window("Button", "SKIP", 1).Click

end if

end sub 

Side Note... investigate NameMapping.  You can identify objects a LOT easier and a LOT more reliably when they are mapped.  Your "Home" page could even be contingent mapping where the choices of how to identify it are built in so you don't even need to do the "WaitWindow".

[AlexKaras]

Hi,

Another approach is to use a code like this:

Set w = Sys.Process("RobotArm").WaitWindow("#32770", "regexp:(MAIN PAGE)|(Home)", -1, 30000)

If (w.Exists) Then

  Call w.Window("Button", "SKIP", 1).Click()

Else

  ' Not found

End If

[Josh_147]

A very good suggestion for me, will continue my work and enjoy with TestComplete. Thank you so much!