Click Action without mouse activity

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Click Action without mouse activity

Post by roxter » Wed May 25, 2016 2:50 pm

Hi!
I am working on a recorded test case. How can I perform a click action on e.g. a button without the need mouse interaction to safe time while executing the test?

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Re: Click Action without mouse activity

Post by krstcs » Wed May 25, 2016 3:59 pm

You can use the InvokeAction.Click() action.

However, I would caution that this action does NOT fire any events. Sometimes the SUT requires the mouse or keyboard event to be fired in order to trigger other events. Since this action does not do that, it might not work the way you want.


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Re: Click Action without mouse activity

Post by roxter » Wed Jun 01, 2016 3:43 pm

Hi!
Well maybe I should rephrase my question. Is there a way to skip the recorded mouse movements?
Actually it is the cursor movement that takes additional time. I recently tested another test automation tool which is able to skip the cursor movement.

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Re: Click Action without mouse activity

Post by odklizec » Wed Jun 01, 2016 3:55 pm

Hi,

You can do this via Global Settings >> Recorder Defaults tab >> set Mouse move time per action to 0. Also make sure there is enabled "Use timings also for recorded actions" option. I believe Turbo mode button (available for recordings) have the same effect? This option is good if you want per-module control over the mouse action speed or ignored delays.

In case of code modules, you can use this code:

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Mouse.DefaultMoveTime = 0;
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