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Sun Life Financial
PH
Last activity: 19 Jan 2022 5:18 EST
How to Set Text on a Control Region
Hi,
We are automating the IBM System i Navigator desktop application and we have used control regions for some windows that we are not able to interrogate the text box / dropdown controls.
Is it possible to set text to a control region?
Regards,
May
Pegasystems Inc.
US
@MayAnnTenorio You would likely need to use SendKeys to the parent of the control region. You might also be able to use the text property of the control region to set the text. There is also a SetValue method, but I don't believe either of those will work for control regions.
Sun Life Financial
PH
Hi @ThomasSasnett,
I have used setvalue() and I received this error message "setvalue() must be overridden on control that implements idatarecordable".
Is there any other method that does not use sendkeys?
Regards,
May
Pegasystems Inc.
US
@MayAnnTenorio Not with a control region. You might look to creating your own UI Connector for the control in question rather than using a control region.
Sun Life Financial
PH
Hi @ThomasSasnett,
We have used control region because we are not able to interrogate the control in question, only the whole form.
May I know if the usage of the UI connectors is still feasible on this case?
Regards,
May
Pegasystems Inc.
US
@MayAnnTenorio Possibly. Without seeing the controls hands-on, I can't really offer any advice there, but take a look at the UI Connector documentation and see if that helps. You might be able to write one that works with the control in question.
Sun Life Financial
PH
Hi @ThomasSasnett,
Unfortunately, the control should be interrogated for UI connectors to work.
I will raise a SR ticket for this, thank you.
Regards,
May