Re: Test Execution Options

Lucius Bobikiewicz — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:17:58 -0400

Andy

There is a special AutoUser command available for this: Script.Break

If not result_as_expected then
   WriteLog "ERROR"
   Script.Break
End if

Lucius

Re: Setting Text

Lucius Bobikiewicz — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:15:23 -0400

Hello Andy

Yes, there are fields like this. I think with the file name field in the "Open Database" Dialog it is the same.

There are two different approaches we use. Which one is best depends on the characteristics of the specific field.

The first method is to mark and delete the content. But this obviously will only work if the field accepts Ctrl-A as a command and not all fields do this. Here is an example:

Click "RichText.Job Nol"
KeyPress Key.Ctrl+Asc("A")  ' This marks the complete content
KeyPress Key.Delete             ' Deletes the content

If this does not work then you might think about using a loop, This will always work but it will be slower. Here is the according example:

code]
Click "RichText.Job Nol"
KeyPress Key.end ' or may be key.right. The point is to place the cursor at the end of the string
For i=1 to 20 ' for i you must choose a max value wich makes sense in your application
KeyPress Key.backspace ' Deletes the content
next
[/code]

Regards
Lucius

Setting Text

AndyCase — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:21:31 -0400

Hi,

I have a field called "RichText.Job No."

Its a text entry field. When I select it and enter a new value, the text is NOT overwriiten, so I end up with too many characters. I have tried using the "kepress 127" delete key, but cant get rid of all whats there. I always have one character remaining!

Is the an easier way to clear or overwrite what is there?

Re: Test Execution Options

AndyCase — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:18:21 -0400

Whatever works is good. I have started to do the If then else, works fine
What VB code should I use to stop execution?

Re: Test Execution Options

Lucius Bobikiewicz — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:32:56 -0400

Hello Andy

Setting start/stop points is a feature we'd also like to implement and which we discussed several times. However, it would collide with other important features such as the object variables and the build process for the runtime script.

So what we use over here is the good old If-cases for including or excluding parts of the script. I know this is old fashioned ...

Regards

Lucius

Test Execution Options

AndyCase — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:29:15 -0400

There doesnt seem to be many options with regard to executing the scripts.

Options I would like to be able to do is:-
1. Set a point at which to stop in the script.
2. start running the script from a certain point within the script.

Can you provide some suggestions.

Re: AutoUser Roadmap

Lucius Bobikiewicz — Fri, 21 May 2010 06:31:30 -0400

Hello Olaf

The German Notes User Group Conference at the beginning of June. Based on the talks with customers and partners there we will update the release plan.

Regards

Lucius Bobikiewicz

AutoUser Roadmap

Olaf — Tue, 18 May 2010 10:55:00 -0400

Hi,

i liked the road map posted previously....even if it lacks the figures for the release years ;)

I it possible to get an updated schedule in this thread?

Cheers,
Olaf

Re: Tabs in tables

Lucius Bobikiewicz — Mon, 17 May 2010 10:00:02 -0400

Hello Maik

Tabs in tables should work without any problems. This might be a regression bug of the new build. I will contact you by mail and provide you the new version.

Regards

Lucius Bobikiewicz

Tabs in tables

men — Mon, 17 May 2010 09:41:36 -0400

Hi,

i have a form with a table with tabs. The problem is: I can not capture the tabs in the table.

When I try to capture the tabs the focus is only arround all tabs, but not on the desired tab.

kind regards

Maik Endler

Re: Close tab window

eugene_dorfman — Sat, 15 May 2010 04:00:44 -0400

Hi Gaurav,

Thank you for posting this issue to the forum. Indeed the described behaviour indicates a bug that will be fixed very soon. For now as a workaround you might try to capture (with "Force capture" checked) File->Close menu item that also closes a tab. Please check for the latest version soon - it will contain a fix for the issue you have described, we are sorry for the inconveniences.

Close tab window

gagupta — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:50:37 -0400

Hello Guys,

I just started using Smart Toucan recently. I am writing a simple script to schedule a meeting using Calendar . In the script, I want to close the tabs that I open. I found 3 ways to do it from the UI:
- Click on the X button in the tab
- Right click the tab, select "Close Window"
- Press "Ctrl+W'

I can't get the first 2 ways working.

- Click on the X button in the tab: I used the following command. It just clicks the tab, not close it:
Click "Tab.New Calendar Entry for user"

- Right click the tab, select "Close Window": I used the following command. It doesn't work either (btw I had to use the "force" option to capture "Close Window"
RightClick "Tab.New Calendar Entry for user"
Click "Menu.#32768"

- Press "Ctrl+W': The following command works, but I can't use it (because I generate a popup outside Lotus Notes)
KeyPress Key.CTRL + asc('W')

I assume there would be a standard way to close a tab. Can someone point me to the right direction.

Thanks,
Gaurav

Re: Visible() fails when LN-Client is started via WScript.Shell.run

TheodorHartmann — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:07:06 -0400

Hello Lucius Bobikiewicz,

thanks a lot, it works!

Regards,
Theodor Hartmann

Re: Visible() fails when LN-Client is started via WScript.Shell.run

Lucius Bobikiewicz — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:38:49 -0400

Hello Theodor Hartmann !

Thank you for your posting. The reason for this behaviour is that AutoUser for stability reasons deliberately does not connect to Notes anymore once a script is already running.

In our own test system we start both, Notes and AutoUser via batch files. Although this is quite "low tech" (or may be because if this) it works perfectly nice and reliable.

Another option to solve your use case is to split your script into two using the "script.next" command. When you use script.next (not script.include !) there is a tiny pause between the execution of the first script and the execution of the second script and this pause AutoUser will use for connecting to the client which has been launched before.

In code this solution looks like this:

Script 1: "Launch_Notes.vbs:"

01: ItemContainer = "LN_Connection_item_container.xml"
02: FastMode=false
03: TimeOut=5
04
05: Script.Next = "Proceed_After_Launch.vbs"
06
07: Set shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
08: shell.run "notes", 1, false
07:

Now after a very tiny pause the next script "Proceed_After_Launch.vbs" will start, but this time AutoUser will connect to the Notes client.
Script 2 "Proceed_After_Launch.vbs":

01: ItemContainer = "LN_Connection_item_container.xml"
02: FastMode=false
03: TimeOut=5
04 'it might be necessary to extend the TimeOut or to add a sleep in order
05 'to provide AutoUser enough time for properly connecting to the Notes client
06
07: If Not Visible("Login.Text.Password") Then
08:	WriteLog "Unable to find password field" 
09: Else
10:	WriteLog "Detected password field"
11: End If
12:
13: WriteTo "Login.Text.Password", "wrongPassword"
14: KeyPress Key.Enter
15: 
16: Click "RichButton.New Message"
17: 
18: WriteLog "Reached end of script"

Please let us know if this works for you.

Regards

Lucius Bobikiewicz

Visible() fails when LN-Client is started via WScript.Shell.run

TheodorHartmann — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:24:44 -0400

Hello,

I have problems with the following script: (ItemContainer.xml is attached)

01: ItemContainer = "LN_Connection_item_container.xml"
02: FastMode=false
03: TimeOut=5
04: 
05: Set shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
06: shell.run "notes", 1, false
07:
08: Sleep 2 ' or 20, or 200 -> same result
09: 
10: If Not Visible("Login.Text.Password") Then
11:	WriteLog "Unable to find password field" 
12: Else
13:	WriteLog "Detected password field"
14: End If
15:
16: WriteTo "Login.Text.Password", "wrongPassword"
17: KeyPress Key.Enter
18: 
19: Click "RichButton.New Message"
20: 
21: WriteLog "Reached end of script"

Result:
Login-Window is opened
"Unable to find password field" is written to the log
"wrongPassword" is written to the password field
Line #19 fails silently (as it is the wrong password, this button is not visible)
"Reached end of script" is written to the log

Also, the AU-Statusbar show's "No connection to Notes" during the execution, a few seconds after the end of script, the bulb goes green.

I know, user switching can be performed with the "Switch id" command, as shown in one of the examples, but for some cases, it would be useful, to perform a restart of the LN client.

Best regards,
Theodor Hartmann

IBM Lotus Notes 8.5

Release 8.5.1
Revision 20090929.1223 (Release 8.5.1)
Standard Configuration

AutoUser

Vers. 1.1.920

PS: If I remove line #5 and #6, and launch the LN client manually before starting the script, it works as expected

Re: Function notesversion

eugene_dorfman — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:25:59 -0400

Thank you for a hint, we might incorporate this approach into one of the future releases

Re: 64Bit OS

eugene_dorfman — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:13:55 -0400

Hi eknori,

Yes AU works fine on 64-bit Windows 7. Actually the development is done on this machine as well.

64Bit OS

eknori — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:33:35 -0400

Will AU work on 64bit OS? I'm going to get a new laptop later this month with Win7 64bit.

Re: Function notesversion

eknori — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:45:24 -0400

The most reliable method to get the version in detail is to use an API Call ( NSFDbGetMajMinVersion )

This will give in deep information even about a installed fixpack.

Here is a simple Lotus Script that shows how this can be accomplished.

Type BUILDVERSION
MajorVersion As Long
MinorVersion As Long
QMRNumber As Long
QMUNumber As Long
HotfixNumber As Long
Flags As Long
FixpackNumber As Long
Spare(2) As Long
End Type

Declare Sub W32_OSPathNetConstruct Lib "nnotes" Alias "OSPathNetConstruct" (Byval portName As Lmbcs String, Byval ServerName As Lmbcs String, Byval FileName As Lmbcs String, Byval retPathName As Lmbcs String)
Declare Function NSFDbOpen Lib "nnotes" Alias "NSFDbOpen" (Byval dbName As Lmbcs String, hdb As Long) As Integer
Declare Function NSFDbClose Lib "nnotes" Alias "NSFDbClose" (Byval hdb As Long) As Integer
Declare Function NSFDbGetMajMinVersion Lib "nnotes" Alias "NSFDbGetMajMinVersion" (Byval hdb As Long, bv As BUILDVERSION) As Integer

Sub Click(Source As Button)
Dim dbHandle As Long
Dim ServerName As String
Dim dbName As String
ServerName = ""
dbName = "names.nsf"
Dim BV As BUILDVERSION
Dim db As New NotesDatabase ( ServerName, dbName )
Call NSFDbOpen ( ServerName +"!!" + dbName, dbHandle)
If dbHandle <> 0 Then
Call NSFDbGetMajMinVersion ( dbHandle, BV )
End If
NSFDbClose dbHandle
Msgbox BV.MajorVersion & "." & BV.MinorVersion & "." & BV.QMRNumber
End Sub

Re: Function notesversion

eugene_dorfman — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:02:09 -0500

Hi Maik

You are right. AU analyzes FileVersionInfo provided by notes.exe in the Notes app folder. We can analyze nlnotes.exe FileVersionInfo as well if this is more reliable. So far notes.exe seemed to be a reliable version provider, but as you have shown - it does not have to be of the same version as the rest of the Notes distribution :).

Thank you for this interesting information.

Re: Function notesversion

men — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:16:32 -0500

Hallo Lucius,

probably I've found the problem. Au analyzed the file notes.exe. I use a special notes.exe to perform functions before the notes-start. This particular notes.exe has the version shown. But there are dlls that show the version better.

I'll answer soon.

Regars
Maik Endler

Re: Function notesversion

Lucius Bobikiewicz — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:32:01 -0500

Hello Maik

Is this a permanent error? We tried to reproduce it but here "NotesVersion" works fine.

We noticed a similar error some months ago when switching from one Notes Client to another. But in that case AU always provided 0.0.000. The number you provide we haven't seen here yet.

Which version of AutoUser are you currently working with?

Regards

Lucius Bobikiewicz

Function notesversion

men — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:30:39 -0500

Hello,

Function notesversion displays:

writelog "#### Current Version is: "¬esversion&" ####"

#### Current Version is: 5.0.0.0.b.de ####

but installed is:

Release 7.0.2 HF930 November 05, 2007 ...

kind regards
Maik Endler

Re: More suggestions for the next version

Lucius Bobikiewicz — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:28:04 -0500

Hello Sviveen

For writing the current date plus 10 you an use the VBScript functions 'CDate' and 'Now'. The line you need will then look like this:

Write cdate(now+10)

AutoUser is based on VBScript so you can use allmost all VBScript functions (only msgbox and inputbox are not available but there are workarounds for this).

On this Microsoft page you find a complete VBScript reference.

Regards

Lucius

Re: New command to switch in single step mode

Lucius Bobikiewicz — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:43:17 -0500

Hello Sviveen

The break points will be an interesting discussion. To add break points is quite simple. The more tricky issue is how to handle the settings. How does AU know which item container to use at this point? One option might be to leave it to the test author. Another solution might be to introduce several break points, which enable the author to select additional lines of codes for execution.

However, before we start working on this we will as usual contact users and invite them for a design discussion.

Our current road map looks like this:

Rel. 1.2 ~ end of February; Main focus is on improved item handling. Renaming, editing, sorting

Rel. 1.3 ~ March; Some "internal" improvements, may be breakpoints, handling of views

Rel. 2.0 ~ End of Q2? AU should be able to control Xpages and Web applications in browser

Rel. 2.x ~ New editor

Regards

Lucius

More suggestions for the next version

sviveen — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:45:03 -0500

Is there already an option to fill out a date, calculated from today? In case a form has a validation and does not accept dates in the past, I would like to set the date automatically.

The command should be like: Date(Format:string,Offset:integer). Offset can be a positive of negative value, to indicate the days after (positive) or before (negative) today.

For example:

Write Date("dd-mmm-yyyy",10)

which should return the date tens days from now.

Re: New command to switch in single step mode

sviveen — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:35:43 -0500

Good suggestion; I would like to start a script at any given point. By doing that, we can build a script step-by-step, instead having to start from the beginning every time.

Is there any estimated for when V2.0 will be available?

Re: Problem with opening Notes search box

eugene_dorfman — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:04:59 -0500

Hi Karin,

Thank you for posting the issue to our forum.

This behaviour seems to be by design (specifically by Lotus Notes design), the click goes to "OutlineItem.Ordner Eingang", then the search box opens right away and looses focus after the Inbox has finished loading, therefore Write command types characters outside the text field. If you insert the Sleep right after the click it should wait until the Inbox has finished loading and only then open the search box - in this case the search box has the focus and the typing goes directly to the text field:

Click "OutlineItem.Ordner Eingang" 
sleep 1                      'little pause which should help, maybe set it even to 2 seconds
keypress key.ctrl+asc("e")   'opens search box
write "testmail"             'enters search term
keypress key.enter           'starts search

Hope this helps, at least it works on my side like this.

Problem with opening Notes search box

Karin Klimbold — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:24:19 -0500

Good Evening!

We are working on a script which requires finding notification mails within the inbox.

We want to use the search box which works perfect as long a we activate the inbox manually and run this code:

keypress key.ctrl+asc("e")   'opens search box
write "testmail"             'enters search term
keypress key.enter           'starts search

The problem is: This fails as soon as we add a command line which let AutoUser click on the inbox. The search box opens but the search field always remains empty. We have already tried to add a pause after opening the search box but this does not help as well.

Click "OutlineItem.Ordner Eingang" 
keypress key.ctrl+asc("e")   'opens search box
sleep 1                      'little pause which does not help
write "testmail"             'enters search term
keypress key.enter           'starts search

Clients used: German Notes 7.0.3 with AutoUser 1.1.746

Regards

Karin Klimbold

Re: Auto User is not recognizing some of the objects in Lotus Notes

Lucius Bobikiewicz — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:30:23 -0500

We can't reproduce this error. Please contact me by email for arranging an online session on one of our test machines.

Lucius Bobkiewicz