TestComplete Cookbook -- Table of Contents -- TestComplete Cookbook -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Downloading the example code -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Getting Started -- Introduction -- Installing TestComplete -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Creating your first project -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Choosing a scripting language for the project -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more… -- See also -- Recording your first test -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Modifying the recorded test -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Saving and restoring user settings -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Creating code templates -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Delaying script execution -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Adding and removing project items -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Understanding how TestComplete interacts with tested applications -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Understanding Object Browser -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Using Object Spy -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- 2. Working with Tested Applications -- Introduction -- Adding a tested application project item -- Getting ready -- How to do it...

How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Running a tested application from the script -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Terminating a tested application -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Killing several instances of a tested application -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Closing a tested application -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Running a tested application in the Debug mode -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Running a tested application under a different user account -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Changing tested application settings dynamically from the script -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Running external programs and DOS commands -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Testing installers - running an MSI file -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- 3. Scripting -- Introduction -- Entering text into text fields -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Using wildcards to process objects with variable names -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more… -- See also -- Structuring code using loops -- Getting ready... -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Creating property checkpoints -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Creating object checkpoints -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Using global variables -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more...

Testing multilingual applications -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Working with nonstandard controls -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Organizing script code in the project -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Handling exceptions -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more… -- See also -- Handling exceptions from a different unit -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Creating framework using the OOP approach -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- 4. Running Tests -- Introduction -- Running a single function -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Verifying test accuracy -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Creating a test plan for regular runs -- Getting ready -- How to do it… -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Running tests from the command line -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Passing additional parameters to test from the command line -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Organizing test plan runs -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Scheduling automatic runs at nighttime -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Running tests via Remote Desktop -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Changing playback options -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Increasing run speed -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Disabling a screensaver when running scripts -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Sending messages to Indicator -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more...

Showing a message window during a script run -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- 5. Accessing Windows, Controls, and Properties -- Introduction -- Choosing Object Tree Model -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Understanding the window's life cycle -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Ignoring overlapping windows -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Dragging one object into another -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Calling methods asynchronously -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Verifying if an object has a specific property -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Finding objects by properties' values -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Waiting for an object to appear -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Waiting for a property value -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Mapping custom control classes to standard ones -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Using text recognition to access text from nonstandard controls -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Dealing with self-drawn controls not supported by TestComplete -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- 6. Logging Capabilities -- Introduction -- Posting messages to the log -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Posting screenshots to the log -- How to do it... -- How it works...

There's more... -- Creating folders in the log -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Changing log messages' appearance -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Assessing the number of errors in the log -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Changing pictures' format -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Comparing screenshots with dynamic content -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Decreasing log size -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Generating log in our own format -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Exporting log to MHT format -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Sending logs via e-mail -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- 7. Debugging Scripts -- Introduction -- Enabling and disabling debugging -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Using breakpoints to pause script execution -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Viewing variables' values -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Debugging tests step by step -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Evaluating expressions -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- 8. Keyword Tests -- Introduction -- Recording and understanding Keyword Tests -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Adding new actions to existing Keyword Tests -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Enhancing Keyword Tests using loops -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Creating object checkpoints -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Calling script functions from Keyword Tests.

Getting ready.