PB12 - How to work with combobox/dropdown/panel(combobox)

[escap89]

Hi,
I have read alot of sites but didnt found any solution 😕 how to solve these problems:

Problem number 1(attachemnts with "p1"):

I have a object ComboBox("rodzaj") that have properties like wItem,wItemCount,wSelectedItem but still its not posibble to select any item from the list. If i read wSelectedItem property it always giving "-1" in ouput even if i change selected item.

Refresh() not helps - looks like TC "remember" selected as default value.

ComboBox=ParentWindow.ComboBox("rodzaj")
ComboBox.Refresh()
Log.Message(ComboBox.wSelectedItem)#Always "-1"

 If i try:

    Log.Message(ComboBox.wItem(1))

I get that error:

TypeError 'IDispatchIndexedPropertyWrapper' object is not callable

Problem nr 2(attachemnts with "p2"):

In this case our "combobox" is a panel and I have no clue how to choose a specific value from it.

Problem nr 3(attachemnts with "p3"):

In this case we have to work with dropdown object, I have no clue how to choose a specific value from it.

Actually in every case I am using "down" keys but as we know its weak solution.

I already seen that: https://support.smartbear.com/viewarticle/72444/

I would be very grateful for your help

[Marsha_R]

Is your ComboBox variable of type Object?

[escap89]

Do attachment answers your question?

[Marsha_R]

No.  🙂      Let me try again.

Here you have set a variable named ComboBox to the mapped object: 

ComboBox=NameMapping.Sys.Process("wpius").Form("SAWA - Wydział Pracy i Ubezpieczeń dla I instancji V Wydział Pracy i Ubezpieczeń Społecznych, Wersja: 2.16.5.0 (MS SQL)").Panel("Workspace").MDIWindow("Repertorium P").Window("pbdw120", "", 12).ComboBox("rodzaj")

Then you use that variable to try to set the index:

ComboBox.set_SelectedIndex(2)

When you define the variable ComboBox, is it of type Object or Integer or String or ???

[escap89]

Ohh

I dont define "ComboBox" variable before cause i dont have to in python.

But even if do that operation wtihout variable, like:

Sys.Process("wpius").Form("SAWA - Wydział Pracy i Ubezpieczeń dla I instancji V Wydział Pracy i Ubezpieczeń Społecznych, Wersja: 2.16.5.0 (MS SQL)").Panel("Workspace").MDIWindow("Repertorium P").Window("pbdw120", "", 12).ComboBox("rodzaj").set_SelectedIndex(2)

Im still having the same error. So its not the problem.

[Marsha_R]

Okay.

If you go back to Object Spy but look at Methods instead of Properties, is there anything about setting the index in there?  Could I see a screenshot?

[escap89]

Sure:)

[Colin_McCrae]

Something is not right here?

That combobox has pretty much no available methods? According to MSDN, it should have loads!

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.combobox_methods(v=vs.110).aspx

Something to do with MSAA settings? I don't have any applications that use these controls so I'm guessing ...

[Marsha_R]

Well that explains why nothing has worked!  I don't know how to fix it either.  😞

@AlexKaras can you help?

[escap89]

I have:

Microsoft Active Accessibility Support plugin is installed in TestComplete (<TestComplete>\Bin\Extensions\tcOpenApps2.pls).

If i check "Work with MSAA objects in mode compatible with TestComplete 6 and earlier " in project properties object then object name looks like that:

Sys.Process("wpius").Window("FNWND3120", "SAWA - Wydział Pracy i Ubezpieczeń dla I instancji V Wydział Pracy i Ubezpieczeń Społecznych, Wersja: 2.16.5.0 (MS SQL)", 1).Window("MDIClient", "", 1).Window("FNWND3120", "Repertorium P", 1).Window("pbdw120", "", 12).MSAAObject("client").MSAAObject("combo_box_rodzaj")

i tried

select(1,2) on it -test didnt fail but do nothing.

Btw i see two paths in object browser to the same object:

....Window("pbdw120", "", 12).MSAAObject("client").MSAAObject("combo_box_rodzaj")

and

Window("pbdw120", "", 12).MSAAObject("combo_box_rodzaj")

compatible level option dosent matter prolly but i am still trying.

OS:

Windows Server 2008 R2 64bit

[AlexKaras]

Hi,

Unfortunately, I am not of much help here as I never worked with PowerBuilder applications.

I tried with Access several years ago and MSAA worked fine for its native controls. Taking that all requirements from https://support.smartbear.com/viewarticle/72444/ have been met and ComboBox("rodzaj") is the only control that has this problem, I would talk to developers and ask them if this is a regular PowerBuilder control or some custom one.