Building a library of objects

[snomy]

hi all

newbie, question 2 -> is it possible to create your own objects in AutoIt.?

in QTP, i often just build a class of all the applications components, such as buttons, input boxes etc., then load this when running the tests.

can this be done in AutoIt?

cheers

snomy

[weaponx]

AutoIt itself isn't OOP, it can only call outside objects and dll's. Alternatively you can gather all of your control ids into an array.

[zfisherdrums]

Hello snomy,

I've used QTP in the past and while I appreciate its GUI mapping capabilities, it is such a behemoth to use.

I've created scripts to scrape relevant data from the GUI and persist it to a data store (i.e., Excel Workbook because of the ease of editing data ). The data that I capture is primarily:

• Window Title
• Winow Class
• Window ID
• Window Instance ( the 'NN' in 'ClassNameNN' )
• Style
• ExStyle
• Position
• Window Text

From within the data store document, I assign a "FriendlyName" to any/all controls that I will be using in my regression/functionality test(s). A separate script is then used to reference these "FriendlyNamed" controls via ADO.

Additionaly, I try to wrap generic actions ( i.e., Click, TypeText, Select, etc ) within custom functions that lookup those values in the data store/gui map. That way, I can call the generic function, pass in the "FriendlyNamed" control, and let the function determine the appropriate action to take based on the class ( in case additional actions are required for certain controls ).

It would probably be helpful to show you an example. I'm working on a Test Automation Framework ( never done, eh? ) that utilizes all this functionality. If you're interested, I can share what I've got with you. Let me know if you are.

Zach...

Edited November 19, 2007 by zfisherdrums

[snomy]

Yeah I would be v interested in seeing how this works, my only main curiosity is how you read the objects in from a spreadsheet, but overall it sounds very interesting.

I really appreciate you coming back to me, and look forward to investigating this further.

Thanks.

snomy

[snomy]

hi

also i have a question regarding your calculator script, i got it working and i have one query regarding it, i can see your adept in programming so its gonna be interesting learning from you for sure!

the thing is, in your scripts where u state:

Func TestSetup()

StartApp()

EndFunc

when i use this setup in my own program test.au3, it doesnt work or invoke the software, if i comment it out like so, it works?

;Func TestSetup()

StartApp()

;EndFunc

i get a little flash of something near the system tray, but it appears for a split second...??

____________________________________

so my StartApp looks like this in testfunc.au3:

#include <Testing.au3>

#Include <test.au3>

Func StartApp()

Run( "calc.exe" )

EndFunc

i just dont get it?