User code & progress display

[HansSchl]

Built-in actions display some text in a window that pops up in the lower right corner of Ranorex Studo during execution (I don't know what this window is called technically). Some actions, like "Delay", even display a count-down watch. Can user code do that, too? If so, how?

[odklizec]

Hi,

I believe you can write to progress form using Report method? Just add Report.Info or Report.Debug (with incorporate parameters) anywhere in your solution and check if it writes to progress dialog

[HansSchl]

I'm sorry I was not precise enough when I posted my question. I wanted to know whether it is possible to display the count down. I found that calling Delay.Milliseconds etc. displays the count down, but what about user code that needs to do repeated checks for one out of several conditions? The code would check a timeout in every iteration, like this:

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var startTime = System.DateTime.Now;
do
{
  // check conditions
}
while (System.DateTime.Now - startTime <= timeout);

I'd like to display the count down while the loop is executed.

[odklizec]

Hi,

As I mentioned in my post, I believe that the only way how to update text in progress form, is by using Report method. So I guess you must simply add Report method inside the loop...

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var startTime = System.DateTime.Now;
do
{
  // check conditions
  Report.Debug(....);
}
while (System.DateTime.Now - startTime <= timeout);

So if you want to display the countdown, you must do it inside the loop.

[HansSchl]

Ok, so there is no elegant solution... thanks for pointing that out, it saves me from searching on and on! Btw yes, Report lets me output to the pop-up window. I haven't yet tried to output repeatedly.

Hans