3 ways to use keyboard input in QuickTest Professional: Type, SendKeys and Device Replay

Dim mySendKey
set mySendKey = CreateObject(“WScript.shell”)
mySendKeys.SendKeys(“{TAB}”)

Should be

Dim mySendKey
set mySendKey = CreateObject(“WScript.shell”)
mySendKey.SendKeys(“{TAB}”)

Hi Joe,

I used press key method that works for ie and doesn’t work for Fire fox. Given below is the code. Please help. I am using QTP 11.

i=0

Set enter_key_candidate = CreateObject(“Mercury.DeviceReplay”)
Set enter_key_recruiter = CreateObject(“Mercury.DeviceReplay”)

While Browser(“hwnd:=”& hwnd_ie).Page(“title:= .*Brazen.*”).WebEdit(“name:=.*chatInputBox”).Exist AND Browser(“hwnd:=”& hwnd_ff).Page(“title:= .*Brazen.*”).WebEdit(“name:=.*chatInputBox”).Exist

””””””’ie user types message
‘ If Browser(“hwnd:=”& hwnd_ie).Page(“title:= .*Brazen.*”).WebEdit(“name:=.*chatInputBox”).Exist Then
‘ Browser(“hwnd:=”& hwnd_ie).Page(“title:= .*Brazen.*”).WebEdit(“name:=.*chatInputBox”).Set “candidate message”&i+1
‘ Browser(“hwnd:=”& hwnd_ie).Page(“title:= .*Brazen.*”).WebEdit(“name:=.*chatInputBox”).Click
‘ enter_key_candidate.PressKey 28
‘ Browser(“hwnd:=”& hwnd_ie).Page(“title:= .*Brazen.*”).WebElement(“html id:=chatDiv”).Click
‘
‘ End If
””””””’FF user types message
‘ If Browser(“hwnd:=”& hwnd_ff).Page(“title:= .*Brazen.*”).WebEdit(“name:=.*chatInputBox”).Exist Then
‘ Browser(“hwnd:=”& hwnd_ff).Page(“title:= .*Brazen.*”).WebEdit(“name:=.*chatInputBox”).Set “candidate message”&i+1
‘ Browser(“hwnd:=”& hwnd_ff).Page(“title:= .*Brazen.*”).WebEdit(“name:=.*chatInputBox”).Click
‘ enter_key_candidate.PressKey 28
‘ Browser(“hwnd:=”& hwnd_ff).Page(“title:= .*Brazen.*”).WebElement(“html id:=chatDiv”).Click
‘
‘ End If

i=i+1
wait(20)
Wend

Hi
im trying to push a key down in x sec to a program with this code :
Dim Wsh
Set Wsh = Wscript.CreateObject(“Wscript.Shell”)
Wsh.AppActivate “My App Title”
Wsh.KeyDown “Z”
WScript.Sleep(3000)
Wsh.KeyUp “Z”

Whats Wrong With The Script ? :(
Tnx :D

Browser(“Sign In”).Page(“Course Settings”).WebTable(“name:=Save Changes”).WebElement(“html tag:=TD”,”abs_x:=2″,”abs_y:=647 “).click

i am running the above script for clicking a webelement in my application.Still the button is not clicked.But the webpage opens correctly.The application I am using for script in .Net application.

Hi Joe, thank you for the great website. Super helpful.
I’m wondering if you can help answering my question. Is there a way to limit the duration QTP click on a button? (Kim’s question is on holding sendkeys for 3 secs, mine is kind of the opposite). So I have the following code:
JavaWindow(“API GUI”).JavaList(“LBS:”).Select “basic”
JavaWindow(“API GUI”).JavaButton(“Submit”).Click

When QTP’s executing Submit code, it seems to be holding down the Submit button for too long, ends up mimicking a second click on the button after getting a response back.

Thank you for your help!

Thank you for the suggestion! I’ll try it. :)

oh, it gives an “Invalid number of parameters” error

Thanks Joe! It works with Object.doClick().
Out of curiosity, what’s QTP doing differently between JavaWindow(“WPP for HLAPIs v1.3:_2″).JavaButton(“Submit”).Object.doClick()
and JavaWindow(“WPP for HLAPIs v1.3:_2″).JavaButton(“Submit”).Click ?

Hi Joe

I have Putty application to test and to enter any command it only recognises numpad enter key.

How I can press NUMPAD ENTER key using QTP..

I have tried .type, sendkey, presskey and also terminal Emulator addin.. but unable to succeed.

Can you pls guide here?

Joe,
Any clue on my query / problem.

Thanks,
Ganesh

This statement is not clear : “My Code works in IE 6, but not working in IE6”

I’m assuming Icahn is trying to use IE8. For IE8, Browser(“”).GetROProperty(“hwnd”) will not provide the hwnd, it will have to be retrieved using native methods.

You should try using the below code instead :

Browser(“r”).Object.HWND

hi Joe,

i have assiged a virtual object in a webpage .but the page is scrolled a little bit up or down every time .

so please suggest a better solution to select the virtual object or else to scroll the page up inorder to make the virtual object available in the same location

Hi Joe,
The issue that I am currently facing to click on the “save as” when I right click on a Link in a web page.

The link is a document which I need to save it in some location. I am using Qtp 11v.

Any help will be great.

Hi Joe, I am trying to use sendkeys method to send ENTER.
set mySendKey = CreateObject(“WScript.shell”)
mySendKeys.SendKeys“{ENTER}”

but the above code doesn’t send the enter key. is there any other way that I can make sure it works? Any idea?

Thanks,
Rosh.

Hi Joe,

Is it possible to check which mnemonic is underlined after pressing the “Alt” key? In one of our scenarios, we need to verify whether character “b” is underlined when we press “Alt” key for a checkbox control. Any idea?

Regards

I am writing a QTP function to send emails through Outlook 2007. I am unable to send the email programmatically using Outlook object because I am getting security Dialog Popup.
Keyboard shortcut to send Email from Outlook is Alt+s. How to press Alt+s using Presskey method.

Hi,
I am using following command :-
set WshShell = CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
WshShell.SendKeys “{ENTER}”
WshShell.SendKeys “+:techstack”
I observed it is not writing ‘+’ symbol, the data written by script is “:techstack” instead of “+:techstack”
Please help me with this issue.
Thanks,
Pooja

Hi Joe,

I am using Jenkins slave and trying to run the scripts in a remote machine. I am having issue in executing the SendKeys or DeviceReplay steps (to enter data in a WebElement). There are executing only when i am logged into the Remote. Is there any other alternative?

Thanks,
Sudharshana