How do I open browser + click with TestComplete?

Question

I'm trying to just open http://espn.go.com/ and then click on the "NBA" tab using TestComplete.

Could someone tell me how to do this to get me started?

Thanks!

What programming language do you like to use? TestComplete supports VBScript, JScript, DelphiScript, C++Script, C#Script — Ripon Al Wasim, Mar 20 '15 at 10:49
You can also write KeywordTests which don't need to know any script/programming language — Ripon Al Wasim, Mar 20 '15 at 10:52

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 16 '14 at 02:52

In the example below, you need a unique property name and value of the tab you want to click to be able to find it on the page. You can find this by clicking the tab using the Object Spy tool in test complete.

function nbaTest(){

    var nbaTab;

//open browser at espn page

  Browsers.Item("iexplore").Run("http://espn.go.com");

//search page for nba tab using a unique property name and corresponding property value    of the nba tab

 nbaTab = Sys.browser('iexplore').page("*").Find(propertyName,propertyValue,"1000","TRUE");

    if (nbaTab.exists){
        nbaTab.click();
    }
        else{
            Log.Warning("NBA tab not found");
            return;
        }

}

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 17 '14 at 08:28

I've tried using TestComplete' Recording feature - the script looks reliable. This is what was recorded:

  var page;
  Browsers.Item(btIExplorer).Navigate("http://espn.go.com/");
  page = Aliases.browser.Page("http://espn.go.com/");
  page.Panel(1).Panel("content").Panel("nav_wrapper").Panel("nav_wrapper_container").Panel("nav_main").Link("lpos_sitenavdefault_lid_sitenav_nba").Click();

Ripon Al Wasim · Answer 3 · 2015-03-20T11:11:26.443

Keyword test to open http://espn.go.com/ and then click on the "NBA" tab:

Steps:

Run TestComplete (I'm using version 10)
Launch the recording (By clicking "Record New Test" or "Append to Test")
Open IE and type the URL http://espn.go.com/ on address bar -> Click NBA tab -> Close the browser
Stop recording and see the KeywordTest you recorded in TestComplete IDE

My KeywordTest I recorded was as below:

Run Browser Parametrized (Internet Explorer, "", pX64)  "http://espn.go.com/", ...  Launches the specified browser and opens the specified URL in it.
pageEspnTheWorldwideLeaderInSpor    Wait        Waits until the browser loads the page and is ready to accept user input.
linkTennisM HoverMouse  0, 0    Moves the mouse pointer over the 'linkTennisM' control.
pageEspnTheWorldwideLeaderInSpor    Wait        Waits until the browser loads the page and is ready to accept user input.
panelModContainerModTabsModNoFoo    ClickTab    "NBA"   Selects the 'NBA' tab of the 'panelModContainerModTabsModNoFoo' tab control.
linkNba HoverMouse  8, 6    Moves the mouse pointer over the 'linkNba' control.
panelHeader HoverMouse  658, 25 Moves the mouse pointer over the 'panelHeader' control.
ToolbarWindow32 ClickItemXY "&File", 16, 8, false   Clicks at point (16, 8) of the '&File' item of the 'ToolbarWindow32' toolbar.
PopupMenu   Click   "Exit"  Moves the mouse cursor to the menu item specified and then simulates a single click.

You can convert the recorded KeywordTest into your preferred script by using TestComplete. — Ripon Al Wasim, Mar 20 '15 at 11:06
To stop the recording: Click Stop icon from Recording Toolbar — Ripon Al Wasim, Mar 20 '15 at 11:06

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered May 22 '15 at 20:44

Not sure if this will help but you might be able to automate the step of opening your browser as well.

I use:

Call Sys.OleObject("WScript.Shell").Exec("cmd /c start /MAX iexplore ""http://espn.go.com""")

From there, you can automate the rest as usual (might need to wait for the page to load here as well).

How do I open browser + click with TestComplete?

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