Is it possible to achive 100% descriptive programming in TestComplte.?? For the desktop application

[Tarzan1990]

Is it possible to achive 100% descriptive programming in TestComplte.?? For the  desktop application

[AlexKaras]

No. (Assuming 'Descriptive Programming' means referencing all tested objects via NameMapping/Aliases only.)

Just because your application uses (third-party) controls like grids/lists/combos/etc. that require custom access to their elements and the location of these elements is not static. (E.g.: "Locate the 'US $' cell in the Currencies table/grid and click Edit button in the right-most column to edit the exchange rate.")

[HKosova · Accepted solution]

Define "descriptive programming".

If you mean the concept used in HP QTP/UFT, that is, identifying objects without using the Object Repository - yes TestComplete supports this too. You do this by using the object names seen in the Object Browser and/or the Find* methods.

For example:

Sys.Process("explorer").Window("Button", "Start").Click();

is a "descriptive programming" version of

Aliases.explorer.btnStart.Click();

Check out these threads for more examples:
Can we do descriptive programming
descriptive programming with Python