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New Post: Why it cannot identify the some of the controls which Inspect could identify?

ppstay — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 06:58:02 GMT

I have .net client app that has a treeview, while Inspect.exe could identify every node but UIA Verify doesn't recognize the treeview at all. Are they using different techniques?

New Post: TreeWalker cant see element, but UIA Verify can. Help please!

Dewald — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:51:24 GMT

I'm trying to parse my UI using a TreeWalker. My UI consists mainly out of DevExpress components.

I have a single pane which contain one child pane and several child buttons. They're all on the same level so I suppose they are siblings. When I use the TreeWalker to parse the elements, I can only 'see' the pane - never the buttons.

What bugs me is when I use UIA Verify and select one of the buttons, it manages to build and draw the hierarchy. Then, if I select controls, via the context menu "Go to sibling", I can easily jump between the child pane and other child buttons.

I've tried all different versions of the TreeWalker e.g. Control and Raw, yet I end up with the same results - nothing - it only sees the child pane.

Can someone perhaps give me a high level overview of how UIA Verify is able to build up its hierarchy and still show (and manage to navigate between) all components? Why can't I replicate that in code?

Many thanks

New Post: Visual UIAVerify cannot compile+ run from VS 2008

jasonking — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:22:46 GMT

From what I can tell, looking at the Visual UIA Verify (2.0) source code, it was compiled with .Net 3.5, so perhaps check that you have installed .Net 3.5 Framework installed on your host machine. We had a couple of XP and 2003 machines here that wouldn't run the tool, but after doing a Windows Update and ensuring that .Net 3.5 was installed, it resolved the issue.

I haven't spent time trying to confirm the specific package, as for the machines we were having trouble with, I ended up just pulling all critical Windows Updates. I had tried doing it step by step to see if I could find which one, but after messing with .Net 4.0, and .Net 2.0 frameworks, and a variety of VC++ runtimes, I ended up giving up, and just pulling all updates. Didn't have the time to trace the specific dependency.

New Post: Error while installing UIA Verify

jasonking — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:18:29 GMT

With machines where I have observed this error, it has generally been resolved by running the Windows Update for that machine. I think Visual UIA Verofy requires the .Net 3.5 Framework, but I haven't tinkered with it enough to be sure. But I've found that if you simply do a full Windows Update and pull all the critical items, then it'll resolve your issue.

New Post: UIA Verify is a great library / tool

nagappanal — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:21:32 GMT

Hello,

Based on this tool, I have created an automation tool https://github.com/ldtp/winldtp you can write tests in Python scripting language. API's are compatible with http://ldtp.freedesktop.org/wiki/ which works on Linux / Solaris platform. This can be extended to other scripting language or loaded into your project.

Microsoft have done a great job, without this library its not possible. Have verified this test's on Windows XP SP3/ Windows 7 SP1/ Windows 8 development version.

To test the setup you can http://download.freedesktop.org/ldtp/winldtp-latest/WinLDTP.msi

Thanks

New Post: Error while installing UIA Verify

Gopi2688 — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:10:10 GMT

While runthe VisualUIAVerify.exe in my XP-SP3 i got following error message "The type initialize for 'System.Windows.Automation.AutomationElement' threw an exception".Anyone pls help me..

New Post: Visual UIAVerify cannot compile+ run from VS 2008

LucID — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:45:45 GMT

Getting the same error on Windows XP SP3 with all updates.

Tried with /noclientsideprovider and got same error.

Please, help!

New Post: Visual UIAVerify cannot compile+ run from VS 2008

EazyCoder — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:18:33 GMT

I also have this problem running visualUIAVerify.exe from the folder directly from my flash drive on a 64 bit XP install.

The system is up to date and has updated to .Net 4.0

I tried to start it up with the /noclientsideprovider in case that would help, but still couldn't get it to run on that machine.

Anyone have alternatives I could try to get it to run?

New Post: Problem with discovering objects - Focus Tracking mechanizm as a solution

ruppertus — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:32:11 GMT

Hi, I'm testing very old application written in Borland C++. I'm trying to prepare automated tests for it based on open solutions. I chose White project which bases on UI Automation libraries as I want to join my tests with nUnit and Hudson. Generally I don't have problem with recognizing objects but when I try to recognize content inside the tab contained in Tab Panel or try to see MenuItems of Menu bar then UI Automation/UI Verify works wired. When I run UI Verify (the previous version because the new one doesn't work on my box) I see that objects can be 'catch' (noticed) only then when I set 'Focus tracking' option and click on target object or change the keyboard cursor on it. Otherwise it's impossible to find them. Tab tab = window.Get<Tab>(); ITabPage tabPage = tab.SelectedTab; AutomationElementCollection newCol = tabPage.AutomationElement.FindAll(TreeScope.Descendants, Condition.TrueCondition); window.Get<Button>("buttonName"); UI Verifyier can show me children of my 'tab' panel. Can you please help me to describe how the mechnizm of tracking is implemented because I'm interested to integrate it/create similar solution in my project.

New Post: Visual UIAVerify cannot compile+ run from VS 2008

lazar — Tue, 24 May 2011 06:18:46 GMT

winXP

I downloaded the UI verify

and tried to run it from VS 2008 but got an error compile :

the type initializer for system.window.automation.automationelement threw an exception

how I can resolve this problem ?

when I run directly from VisualUIAVerify.exe

got same error as above

any help will be appreciated

rgrds

lazar

New Post: Cannot get data point label text via UI Automation API

kevinku1983 — Tue, 24 May 2011 01:59:18 GMT

I create a chart in winform via VS 2010 C# on Win7 and want to automated test the chart such as get the data from the chart.

First, I use UIAVerify tool to get the automation element. It could get all automation elements' information, such as chart's data point label. But I cannot get the data poine label automation element programmatically with .Net UIA library.

How could I get the automation element like UIAVerify? I found the AutomationElement in UIAVerify has more propertoes than the one in UIAutomationClient.dll.

Regards,

Kevin

New Post: Help me in writing basic code

durgamanil — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:55:40 GMT

Hi Friends,

Can any one help me in writing the basic code to automate calculator to do a small calculation (4*5=20) using UIA Verify tool

New Post: How does UIA Verify builds the hierarchy

shailesh07us — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:19:25 GMT

Hi Experts, Here is a basic question. I wanted to know few things: 1. How does UIA Verify identify the objects? 2. How does UIA Verify build the Object Heirarchy? 3. Is it possible to integrate UIA Verfy with VSTS 2010? 4. Can we use the UIA Verify identification properties of an object to create a Object in VSTS 2010? Thanks, Shailesh

New Post: templated control will be displayed not correct

Throndorin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:22:02 GMT

I try uiaverify to found a custom control inside of a gridsplitter.

Application is written in wpf and the area is templated and has a style.

UIAVerify display the gridsplitter on this way:

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/8831/uiaverify.jpg

I try Snoop (http://blois.us/Snoop/)

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/4964/snoopo.jpg

in snoop the real structure will be shown.

why does the tools display different results for the same element?

Throndorin

New Post: Can I see ItemStatus using Visual UIA Verify?

ajmastrean — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:55:50 GMT

I can configure UI Spy to show the AutomationElement's ItemStatus property. Can I do the same with Visual UIA Verify?

New Post: How can i access the menuitem in Menu Bar

awesometester — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:09:39 GMT

Hi ,

I have tried to access the menuitem in Menu bar but failed, can any one plz share the code for that ?

New Post: UI Automation Testing for infragitics controls

awesometester — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:55:53 GMT

Hi ALL,

I am doing analysis of open source automated tools becoz i have been given an assignment of product automation. My application uses infragistic controls at multiple places. Can any body tell me that UIA verify supports INFRAGISTIC controls ?

New Post: Finding controls on an embedded html page

sree_puttagunta — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:59:24 GMT

Hi,

I have a windows application (Win32 compliant, an MFC application), which has a container window that has some html pages embedded in it. I'm able to identify all the win32 controls but, coul not find children of this html page. I'm only able to navigate till InternetExplorer_server class whose control property is Pane. But could not get any children of this element. This element is found to be implemented ValuePattern and returning the url of the page thru the value. Please help me out finding a way to iterate thru all the children of this page.

Thanks

Sreedhar

New Post: The application failed to initialize properly

sgerenski — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:08:39 GMT

Hi,

I checked out the framework, but I could not run the SampleDriver or VisualUIAVerify. When I start them, I get an error window:

"The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135)"

I am using Windows XP, any idea what could be the problem?

Thanks!

New Post: Exception of type 'System.ArgumentException'

somu — Thu, 07 May 2009 10:11:59 GMT

I had written the following function to open an Application.
Its working fine for calc, winword but for iexplore its throwing an Exception of type 'System.ArgumentException' was thrown.

public static AutomationElement LaunchApplication(string fileName, string arguments)
        {
            Process process = new Process();
            process.StartInfo.FileName = fileName;
            process.StartInfo.Arguments = arguments;
            process.Start();
            process.WaitForInputIdle(1000);
            // Procss is exited for pnagent.exe so the requested information doesnt not exist.There shoudl
            //be some other way to get the automation Element

            return (AutomationElement.FromHandle(process.MainWindowHandle)); *** Exception****
        }

Any help ?