Support for custom objects

Question

Hi, everybody,
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In our application written in Pascal (Deplhi) we use an object that does not belong to the standard supported Borland libraries, such as Borland TDBGrid.
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When mapping such a TestComplete object, it reads the object as a whole without the columns, buttons at the bottom of the grid, grid rows, etc. that are included in the composition.
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Is it possible to add support for this custom grids to the TestComplete libraries?
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Of course I can use the "text recognition" service, but this has its limitations. ImageRepository also works, but I would prefer to be able to support scrollbar in this grid and read all rows to the array.
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Grid in the attachment.
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Thank you for your help

alexkaras · Accepted Answer

Hi,
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&gt; application written in Pascal (Deplhi)
I am pretty sure this should be possible. I would recommend to go through the https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/app-testing/desktop/delphi/index.html help section and talk then to your developers. I think that you should be able to access UI elements that you need if developers include relevant debug information into the build.
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wamboo · Answer

Hey,
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We are now testing the operation of the application in the DEBUG mode. I'm marking it as solved and if we have any problems I'll get back to you.
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Thanks for your help.

wamboo · Answer

Thank you very much AlexKaras for your help in solving this (previous) and future problems.
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Your forum posts are very helpful to me.

anupamchampati · Answer

Even I worked on the similar desktop delphi application. You just need the Debug build.
Write generic function for clicking the object in the ribbon and clicking the line in any grid.
I have all codes available do let me know in case you need any help

wamboo · Answer

Thank you so much for your help.
I am not closing the thread yet because I will consult with the team and as mentioned anupamchampati I'll get back to you if there's a problem.

alexkaras · Answer

Hi,
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Thank you for the update.
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&gt;&nbsp;of the application in the DEBUG mode.
Well, just in case...
It is documented in the help, that application can be built in Release mode but with the debug information included. You may use tdstrip utility provided with TestComplete to strip debug information out of the created executable and thus obtain an executable that can be provided to a customer and a debug information that can be used to simplify your testing.
I participated in the project that was organized like that and we had no problems with deployment and testing.
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