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kevin_kapell
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8 years ago
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How do I navigate between browser tabs using TestComplete

I have a script (JScript) where I open a second browser tab (currently in Chrome) and do some actions. After completing those actions int he second browser tab I want to navigate back to the first br...
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kevin_kapell
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Thanks ghuff2. However while I have the page objects NamedMapped I have them changed to be generic for direct URLS

 

*.domainname.com

 

so it does not appear to work.

 

Also I am using Chrome so from the article below that will be a problem.

 

Can you elaborate on using the ObjectGroupIndex and Visible properties of the Page objects? I am new to coding in TestComplete so I am not sure what you are suggesting I do.

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ghuff2
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8 years ago

All objects have properties, the Page object has a Visible property which is a boolean value. If the Page object corresponds to a tab that isn't currently selected the Visible property will be False. So if you want to find the tab that isn't selected you would look for the one that has Visible set to False.

 

You can view the properties of an object when you highlight it in the Object Browser. Take a look at the ObjectGroupIndex, if you have two Page objects that can't be differentiated in any meaningful way this value will differ between the two Pages.