Ranorex 3.0.2 and 64bit

[clight76712]

I have installed Ranorex 3.0.2. I am testing a 64bit application. I have disabled bit bridging and made the changes that are in the following post - Home » Support » User Guide » 64-bit Platforms. I am using the 64bit Spy. When I highlight the elements from the Spy, the elements are found. When I copy that element and its children to the studio repository it no longer finds the children of that element - buttonOK, buttonCancel, combobox, etc. When I use the recording, it will find the children of the element and perform the action, but if I use code to perform the action it will not find the children of the element. I have also tried it with the bit bridging enabled. I get the same results. I do not know what else I need to do at this point.

[Support Team]

I have disabled bit bridging...

What's the reason behind that? If you disable the bit bridge, Ranorex Spy x86 and Ranorex Studio (and all Ranorex executables targeting 32 bit / x86 processors) will not be able to correctly recognize 64 bit processes.

When I copy that element and its children to the studio repository it no longer finds the children of that element

That is because Ranorex Studio itself is a 32 bit process and thus cannot correctly recognize 64 bit processes if the Ranorex Bit Bridge is disabled.

but if I use code to perform the action it will not find the children of the element

The cause is most probably that you target 32 bit processors in your project settings as explained in the corresponding Ranorex User Guide section.

I have also tried it with the bit bridging enabled.

Please, try to enable the Ranorex Bit Bridge setting, then close all Ranorex applications. Then start "Ranorex Spy" and "Ranorex Spy x86" and compare the results when spying your applications (e.g. Ranorex snapshot).

Regards,
Alex
Ranorex Team

[clight76712]

I have enabled bit bridge (just as i said in previous post i tried it both ways - enabled and disabled).

Now I have tried to do exactly what you replied.

With bit bridge enabled...
I tracked with 32 bit Spy - within the spy it will highlight the elements - copy the repository to studio it will locate the form but not the controls within the form.

I tracked with 64 bit Spy - within the spy it will highlight the elements - copy the repository to studio it will locate the form but not the controls within the form.

I tracked with the spy within the studio - it will highlight the elements - if i use code to try to lets say click a button within that repository it is not able to find the element and times out. If I record the button click it will play back - if I convert that recording to user code it is not able to locate the element and times out.

[Support Team]

If both the 32 bit and 64 bit Spy work, then this is almost certainly not a 32/64 bit problem.

We need some more information in order to analyze the problem:

• Could you compare and also post the RanoreXPaths to the problematic controls when spied with the external Spy (32 or 64 bit) and the Spy integrated in Ranorex Studio? Or better, provide us Ranorex snapshots created with the external and internal Spy.
• Do you have an app.config file in your project as explained in Reason #5 on the following web site?
  http://www.ranorex.com/support/user-gui ... html#c3250
• Does your application use the .NET 4.0 Framework?
• Could you post the exception that occurs and provide us the Ranorex report (*.rxlog) file generated by the failing test run?

Thank you and regards,
Alex
Ranorex Team

[clight76712]

The app uses 3.5 .NET framework. The failed report is posted in the next reply.

[clight76712]

here is the failed report

[Support Team]

The app uses 3.5 .NET framework

Are you sure? The posted snapshots indicate that your application runs with the .NET 4.0 Framework Runtime.

I assume that you only have the .NET 4.0 Client Framework installed, but not the .NET 4.0 Extended Framework. Ranorex Studio however needs the .NET 4.0 Extended Framework to run with the .NET 4.0 Runtime, which is needed to automate .NET 4.0 applications. Please, install the .NET 4.0 Extended Framework, then you should be able to use the integrated Spy and Recorder in Ranorex Studio.

Find the setup for the .NET 4.0 Framework Extended Profile here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/d ... laylang=en

Regards,
Alex
Ranorex Team

[clight76712]

That corrected my issue.

Thanks a bunch!