Record and run settings for Windows-based add-ins

Special considerations are detailed below for each OpenText Functional Testing add-in that is affected by the settings in the Windows Applications Tab (Record and Run Settings Dialog Box).

ActiveX

  • If you select the Record and Run only on radio button, the settings also define and limit which applications are recognized by the Object Spy and other pointing hand operations.

  • OpenText Functional Testing recognizes ActiveX objects only in applications that are opened after changing the settings in the Windows Applications tab of the Record and Run Settings dialog box.

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Delphi

  • OpenText Functional Testing recognizes only Delphi applications that have been precompiled with the Delphi agent module (MicDelphiAgent.pas). For details, see Compile your Delphi application.

  • In some cases, if you select the Record and Run only on radio button, the settings may also define and limit which applications are recognized by the Object Spy and other pointing hand operations.

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.NET Windows Forms

If you select the Record and Run only on radio button, the settings also define and limit the applications that are recognized by the .NET Windows Forms Spy, the Object Spy, and other pointing hand operations.

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.NET Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

If you select the Record and Run only on radio button, the settings also define and limit the applications that are recognized by the .NET Spy, the Object Spy, and other pointing hand operations.

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PDF

If you select the Record and Run only on radio button in the Record and Run Settings dialog box, the settings also apply to (limit) the applications that are recognized for Object Spy and other pointing hand operations.

When specifying applications for OpenText Functional Testing to open:

  • If Adobe Acrobat Pro is configured as the default application for PDF files, you can provide the PDF file name in the Application box.

  • Otherwise, specify Adobe Acrobat Pro as the application, and provide the PDF file name as a Program argument.

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PowerBuilder

If you select the Record and Run only on radio button, the settings also define and limit the applications that are recognized by the Object Spy and other pointing hand operations.

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Standard Windows

  • The Record and Run only on radio button applies only to record and run sessions. OpenText Functional Testing recognizes all standard Windows objects for Object Spy and pointing hand operations, regardless of the settings in the Record and Run Settings dialog box.

  • We recommend that applications are opened after changing the settings in the Windows Applications tab of the Record and Run Settings dialog box.

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Stingray

  • In addition to the settings in the Record and Run Settings dialog box, you must also configure OpenText Functional Testing to recognize your Stingray applications in the Stingray pane of the Options dialog box (Tools > Options > GUI Testing tab > Stingray node). For details, see Stingray Pane (Options Dialog Box > GUI Testing Tab).

  • If you select the Record and Run only on radio button, the settings also define and limit the applications that are recognized by the Object Spy and other pointing hand operations.

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Terminal Emulators

  • OpenText Functional Testing recognizes only the terminal emulator set in the Terminal Emulator pane of the Options dialog box (Tools > Options > GUI Testing tab > Terminal Emulator node). For details, see Terminal Emulator Pane (Options Dialog Box > GUI Testing Tab).

  • The Record and Run only on radio button does not affect the applications on which OpenText Functional Testing records, recognizes, and runs.

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Visual Basic

  • If you select the Record and Run only on radio button, the settings may also define and limit the applications that are recognized by the Object Spy and other pointing hand operations.

  • OpenText Functional Testing recognizes Visual Basic objects only in applications that are opened after changing the settings in the Windows Applications tab of the Record and Run Settings dialog box.

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VisualAge SmallTalk

  • OpenText Functional Testing can recognize only VisualAge Smalltalk applications that have been precompiled with the VisualAge Smalltalk agent (qt-adapter). For details, see Configure the VisualAge Smalltalk Add-in.

  • The Record and Run only on radio button applies only to record and run sessions. OpenText Functional Testing recognizes all VisualAge Smalltalk objects for Object Spy and pointing hand operations, regardless of the settings in the Record and Run Settings dialog box.

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