Can not find element on form : Automation API

[brca]

Hi.

I am evaluating Ranorex 2.0 RC1 for my company.

I have problem with getting text field element. Application is written in Delphi
I always get ElementNotFoundException.

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try:
    path = "/form[@title='Log On'and@processname='Builder'and@class='TLogInForm']"
    loginForm = Ranorex.Host.Local.FindSingle[Ranorex.Form](path, self._timeout)           
    if not loginForm.Active:
        try:
            loginForm.Activate()
        except Ranorex.ActionFailedException:
            return False
except Ranorex.ElementNotFoundException:           
    return False

try:       
    path = "/element[@processname='Builder'and@class='TPanel'and@instance='0']
      /element[@processname='Builder'and@class='TEdit'and@instance='0']
     /text[@accessiblerole='Text']"
    txtUsername = loginForm.FindSingle[Ranorex.Text](path, self._timeout)
except Ranorex.ElementNotFoundException:
    return False


loginForm is found. I tried to close form, and it works too.

If I try this:

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    path = Ranorex.Core.RxPath.Concat(loginForm.GetPath(), Ranorex.Core.RxPath("/element[@processname='Builder'and@class='TPanel'and@instance='0']
      /element[@processname='Builder'and@class='TEdit'and@instance='0']
      /text[@accessiblerole='Text']"))
    txtUsername = Ranorex.Host.Local.FindSingle[Ranorex.Text](path, self._timeout)


I get the reference to the text field element.

Path is the same as the path in the Ranorex Spy.

Getting just /element[@processname='Builder'and@class='TPanel'and@instance='0'] doesn't work too, but with Ranorex.Host.Local it works.

Am I doing something wrong?

[Support Team]

If you use relative RanoreXPaths, you must omit the starting '/' character. '/' at the front of an RxPath means "search from root", i.e. from Host.Local (absolute RanorXPath). So, if you remove that starting '/' when you search for the text inside your form, your code should work.

You can find the documentation for RanoreXPath in the Ranorex User Guide.

Regards,
Alex
Ranorex Support Team

[brca]

It's working now.

Thanks a lot.