Using DataTables for DP

I'm trying to do something, I thought, was simple.

I'm grabbing some link titles from the DataTable and I'm trying to use it as a Link().Click

So I navigate all the static pages

Browser("micClass:=Browser").Page("micClass:=Page").Link("micClass:=Level1").Click
Browser("micClass:=Browser").Page("micClass:=Page").Link("micClass:=Level2").Click

[COLOR="Green"]'Grab the next pages I want to iterate through[/COLOR]
lnk = (DataTable ("iterLink", dtGlobalSheet))


Browser("micClass:=Browser").Page("micClass:=Page").Link([COLOR="Red"]lnk[/COLOR]).Click [COLOR="green"]'should be Link([COLOR="Red"]"name:=[lnk]"[/COLOR]).Click Or something like that[/COLOR]
Browser("micClass:=Browser").Page("micClass:=Page").Sync

[COLOR="Green"]'Do some reusable actions that test the page
'Finish and go to the next page to test[/COLOR]

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I'm doing it this way because all of the tests are the same, but the page that is to be tested changes on a daily bases and someone else selects what gets tested.

They don't use QTP and I figured a script that reads the Excel sheet would be easiest. So I want it to be as flexible as possible. I'm using the title of the pages because they are unique and I want to use the .Click to capture the active screen (the Navigate method doesn't do that for me) and the url (href) changes from time-to-time.

I hope it makes sense what I'm doing. What do I need to do to make this work? Is there a better method?

Thanks in advance for any help.

PS: I did try to use Description.Create() but it doesn't work correctly. the result shows that it can identify it (put a square around the link), but it cannot use the object (click it).

Try this:

Dim strLink
strLink = DataTable(“iterLink”, dtGlobalSheet)

Browser(“micClass:=Browser”).Page(“micClass:=Page”).Link(“url:=”&strLink).Click
Browser(“micClass:=Browser”).Page(“micClass:=Page”).Sync

[quote=Anshoo_Arora;26891]Try this:

Dim strLink
strLink = DataTable(“iterLink”, dtGlobalSheet)

Browser(“micClass:=Browser”).Page(“micClass:=Page”).Link(“url:=”&oLink).Click
Browser(“micClass:=Browser”).Page(“micClass:=Page”).Sync[/quote]Thanks for the prompt reply Anshoo.

It still doesn't recognize the link name. I get a run error "cannot identify object..." and then it highlights the link.

Dim strLink
strLink = (DataTable(“iterLink”, dtGlobalSheet))

Browser(“micClass:=Browser”).Page(“micClass:=Page”).Link(“name:=”&strLink).Click
Browser(“micClass:=Browser”).Page(“micClass:=Page”).Sync

Was what I tried.

I changed the .Link(“name:=”&strLink).Click because I this is what you meant. Is &o something special? it gets highlighted as if it's in quotes. I changed it to &o as well but that didn't do anything.

Any other suggestions?

[COLOR="DimGray"]Your concept is correct. I think that you have multiple links on the same page with the same name. Try using the index property.

Like this:

Dim strLink
strLink = DataTable(“iterLink”, dtGlobalSheet)

Browser(“micClass:=Browser”).Page(“micClass:=Page”).Link(“name:=”&strLink, "index:=0").Click
Browser(“micClass:=Browser”).Page(“micClass:=Page”).Sync[/COLOR]

Wait.. the above code might not work. Looking at the error message, I think you are not able to uniquely identify the link object. I would suggest you to use "url", but I am not sure how objects are defined in your application. If you could message me the object properties of one of your links, we might be able to work out a solution.

[quote=Anshoo_Arora;26895][COLOR=dimgray]Your concept is correct. I think that you have multiple links on the same page with the same name. Try using the index property.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=dimgray]Like this:[/COLOR]

[COLOR=dimgray]Dim strLink[/COLOR]
[COLOR=dimgray]strLink = DataTable(“iterLink”, dtGlobalSheet)[/COLOR]

[COLOR=dimgray]Browser(“micClass:=Browser”).Page(“micClass:=Page”).Link(“name:=”&strLink, "index:=0").Click[/COLOR]
[COLOR=dimgray]Browser(“micClass:=Browser”).Page(“micClass:=Page”).Sync[/COLOR]

Wait.. the above code might not work. Looking at the error message, I think you are not able to uniquely identify the link object. I would suggest you to use "url", but I am not sure how objects are defined in your application. If you could message me the object properties of one of your links, we might be able to work out a solution.[/quote]Your right, the first two links are too similar that it won't uniquely identify it. No other link has the problem

The links look like:

Demo - Link 1
Demo - HotLink 2
Fire 3
Dog 4
Rabbit 5

Something to that extent.

I was about to send you my Object Spy file for a couple of links when I decide to take a step back and directly test the value. Now that I realize the problem I need to change my method. There's nothing else that is unique enough to use the method I want. I need to figure something else out.

Thank you so much.

Why don't you use their "url" property instead of name? You can simply copy their urls and replace them with the names you have entered in the DataTable.