Automating DevComponents.DotNetBar : General Questions

[emu]

We are using DevComponents.DotNetBar.Bar for an .NET 3.0 application. With Ranorex V1.3 i can not access the elements (buttons) within the DotNetBar.
The Spy only recognizes the Container but not the elements within.
Could somebody give me a helping hand on this issue?

[Support Team]

Some elements of the DevComponents DotNetBar control does not support accessibility.
So you cannot automate the control this way.
But the good news, you will be able to set/get the public properties (e.g. SelectDockTab) of the control in the upcoming Ranorex V1.4 version.
I tried this new feature with the DotNetBar Notepad Sample and it worked fine.

Jenö
Ranorex Team

[sotocel]

Hi. I am working on a project using DevComponents.DotNetBar for .NET 3.0.
My current version of Ranorex is 3.0.2 (trial). I can not have access to the Text property from the TabItems that exist in the TabControl within the DotNetBar. When I try to access the object using Ranorex Spy, I can not access more than the object:

/form[@controlname='MainFormT']/element[@controlname='tabControlMain']/container[@controlname='tabControlPanelPOS']/element[@controlname='tabStrip']

Please point me towards an article or a post where this problem is solved.
I am looking forward for an answer as soon as possible because we need to choose a good tool for automated QA and for the moment, Ranorex is in pole position.

[Support Team]

Hi,

Please could you post us a Ranorex Snapshot of your element, then we can help you to find a way to get the text element you need.
How to create a Ranorex Snapshot

Ranorex is in pole position.

Good to hear that Ranorex is in the pole position. Thank you for that feedback.

Regards,
Peter
Ranorex Team