getGlobal returned NULL error after upgrade
Using OCR capability provided via Intelligent Quality add-on to test a LabView application. TestComplete python scripts were working fine on TestComplete ver. 15.69. Upgraded to ver. 15.73 and am now intermittently hitting the following error: Run test script 1 - this automatically invokes application and script is run successfully. Application is left running. Run test script 2 - script begins but then immediately hits "Python runtime error. SystemError: <built-in function getGlobal> returned NULL without setting an exception. The error occurs on a simple variable assignment (e.g., "map_sel_pref": spNone) within a python dictionary. The problem appears to be in identifying the spNone (which is one of the SelectionPreference constants associated with the OCR BlockByText() method). If I shut down the application and then re-run test script 2, the test script will invoke the application and test script 2 will be successful. This does not happen consistently -- there are cases where steps 1 and 2 above run fine without error. In cases where I hit the error, I can successfully access the NameMapping objects -- that is, TestComplete can identify the application after test script 1 completes and the application is left running. Since the SelectionPreference parameter is simply an integer, I could change my code from "map_sel_pref": spNone to something like "map_sel_pref": -1 if I knew the constant values, but I don't believe that is documented anywhere. More importantly, not sure why this has become a problem with the latest update. Any suggestions on fixing/resolving this?
RuntimeErrors after upgrading to 15.68.8.7
Hello, I recently upgraded to the latest version of TestComplete, and unfortunately, I'm experiencing issues. I'm still facing a RuntimeError originating from TestComplete's native functions (I'm using it with Python scripts). The errors occur with functions like Log.Message, Log.AppendFolder, and others. However, the problem is quite random, as it's not always the same line of code that fails. As a result, I'm unable to execute any tests at the moment and will need to downgrade to the previous version. Is anyone facing this problem as well?
SE Tip : Drag-and-drop one object to another
Hi all, A common challenge in automation is achieving precise drag-and-drop actions, especially when dealing with dynamic or responsive user interfaces. This question comes up regularly in different ways - how do I refine the drag-and-drop action in TestComplete? TestComplete's built-in Drag action is designed to drag a specific Alias object from a given point to another point, but at a pixel offset (i.e. drag Alias....Button by X/Y pixels). While useful as a "jumping off point", this approach can be problematic for obvious reasons (Dynamic UIs, changing screen resolutions, inconsistent offsets) leading to brittle tests. Fortunately, TestComplete method parameters offer a high degree of customisation. By evaluating and utilising exposed properties like ScreenTop/ScreenLeft, we can create more robust and adaptable drag-and-drop actions. This allows us to instead dynamically reference the coordinates of a target object, or better still use exposed values in simple calculations, like figuring out the offset value for the Drag action. This Python script example calculates the offset using the common ScreenTop and ScreenLeft positions of both objects then passes the difference to the Drag action, allowing us to drag one given object to another given object with much more flexibility : def dragToObject(clientObj, targetObj): # Using ScreenLeft property to drag horizontally; ScreenTop for vertical fromObjectTop = aqObject.GetPropertyValue(clientObj, "ScreenTop") fromObjectLeft = aqObject.GetPropertyValue(clientObj, "ScreenLeft") toObjectTop = aqObject.GetPropertyValue(targetObj, "ScreenTop") toObjectLeft = aqObject.GetPropertyValue(targetObj, "ScreenLeft") dragY = toObjectTop-fromObjectTop dragX = toObjectLeft-fromObjectLeft Log.Message("Dragging "+aqConvert.IntToStr(dragX)+"px horizontally and"+aqConvert.IntToStr(dragY)+"px vertically") clientObj.Drag(-1, -1, dragX, dragY) You can then even utilise this in your KeywordTests, by changing the input parameter Mode to Onscreen Object, which enables the Object Picker : Now you have a way to drag one object to another - for example a value into a table? Hope this gets the creative juices going - can you think of other ways you might handle dynamic values in other Action methods? Regards, Mike TestComplete Solutions Engineer
Checking until a window doesn't exist
Is there any way to check until a window doesn't exist. An inverse .WaitWindow()? Alternatively, is there a version of .Exists() that just returns bool? I've looked around forums and tried implementing this myself, but haven't found anything that works. I'm using TC with Python. I set exceptions to not panic/exit early in TC, but .Exists() still does for some reason, even when caught.Name Mapping not working on remote browser
The name mapping and test cases work fine on local browsers, but would complain about page or object not found when running headless remote browsers and in parallel testing. I have the following setup for browser name mapping: For headless setup I have: server = "localhost" capabilities = { "browserName": "chrome", "headless" : "true", "screenResolution": "1920x1080", "platform" : "Headless", "record_video": "true" } Browsers.RemoteItem[server, capabilities].Run(url) Is this the correct way to work with name mapping on headless browser?
