Category Archive: GUI Objects

Mar 30 2008

Exploring Custom Controls (cont.)

Reminder Last time we implemented a tab navigation function for our custom control. We saw how to use the object-spy to locate “interesting” RO properties and methods, and how to switch to debug view to drill even deeper into the inner control structure. Today we’ll master these techniques to implement our second goal – pressing …

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Mar 30 2008

Exploring Custom Controls

Hyderkhan asked me how to automate the Sandbar-Ribbon controls. While the old version of these controls is dealt with in the .Net add-in extensibility help files, I decided to address the subject for two reasons: A. This could be a good chance to explain how to explore and automate unknown custom .Net controls. B. I …

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Mar 29 2008

Introduction to Descriptive Programming

Before we can move on to some of the more advanced subjects, it’s probably better if we ensure we’re all speaking the same language. So now we’ll create a proper base-line for some basic QTP techniques (though even they are sometimes referred to as “advanced”). One of the most profound techniques necessary for advanced QTP …

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