WDK ATF playback File Chooser Applet

Gilli

I've created a testcase that performs an export.  When I launch the testcase I see the file selection dialog popup.  The script does not automatically supply the path that I've specified in the clientDataFolderPath.  I also have to click the OK/Cancel button before the script will continue.

The documentation states that ATF does not support the Browser's File Chooser interaction.  Does ATF support supplying the clientDataFolderPath and clicking on the button of the applet file chooser?  If so, how do I get that to happen?

ljwong

Hi,

The ATF does support filling in a path value and clicking the button on the applet file chooser.  It may be necessary to tweak the test case to account for amount of time it takes the applet to come up on the client machine.  The default wait for the applet may not be enough for your environment.  If the test case attempts to fill in the values or press the button before the applet is available, it won't be able to proceed.  It may also work better with particular versions of the java JVM on the client

To change the delays around applet file chooser, open the test case and search for FileSelectorAppletEvent.  There should be a DelayClientEvent surrounding the FileSelectorAppletEvent instance.  Increase the number for the DelayClientEvent to give it more time.  The number is the number of milliseconds that the test case will wait before attempting to execute the event on the file selector applet.

The value specified in clientDataFolderPath can be retrieved within a test case and used to handle running tests on different client machines without changing the test case for each client.  Use of clientDataFolderPath requires that the test case be manually modified to make use of the value and is not something what is automatic.  By default, the test framework will only playback the same values that were entered during the recording of the test case.

Linda