[Flex4] It seems impossible to track Alert-dialogs : Automation API

[chrisdutz]

Hi,

whenever I open an Alert-dialog using Alert.show i cannot detect the texts and the buttons of that dialog. Unfortunately I need to inspect the message on those dialogs. How can I do this?

Chris

[Support Team]

Hi,

Have you tried to instant track the element? Therefore please take a look to following link
http://www.ranorex.com/support/user-gui ... html#c1797

Regards,
Peter
Ranorex Team

[chrisdutz]

Well I have tired and it didn't have any effect. I attached a snapshot.

[Support Team]

Hi,

Please can you post us a Ranorex Snapshot of the whole Flex Application?
Because the Alert window is nested one or two levels higher than the actual snapshot shows and therefore we cannot see the window.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Peter
Ranorex Team

[chrisdutz]

Hi,

It seems that I cannot track anything that is discplayed by the PopupManager. The Problem I am having with alerts seem to be the same as with any other modal dialog.

[Support Team]

Hi,

As answered in the email I sent you yesterday. Please don't use complex/interactive controls in the skin block of your Flex application, because Ranorex filter the skins. Therefore Ranorex cannot access the elements. We filter the Skins because the structure (hierarchic structure of Spy) of a Flex application would too messy.

Even Adobe don't use complex controls in their tutorial
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articl ... nning.html

Regards,
Peter
Ranorex Team