Thread: Regular expression is not working.

Originally Posted by emaraj

Hi guys

Need help to solve one issue, I recorded one script 2 months back that time my session name was recorded “2008_0514_xyz”. Now today if I run my script then it throws the error stating “” because today it created session name “2008_0714_xyz”. (months changed)
how am I supposed to handle this issue?

I tried to use regular expression (“.*2008_0514_xyz”) but still it is failing.

my script is: Browser(Browser).page(page_1).linck(“2008_0514_xyz”).click

Thanks in advance.

Ema

Please check the Property of the linck Control, which has the constant string value i.e "2008_0514_xyz", I would suggest to use 2008_0\d{3}_xyz for that property.


Regards,
Nawab

Originally Posted by NawabShaikh

Please check the Property of the linck Control, which has the constant string value i.e "2008_0514_xyz", I would suggest to use 2008_0\d{3}_xyz for that property.


Regards,
Nawab

Hi Nawab thanks for your reply i tried as you said but still it is not working. It is throwing error "property mismatch".

please help me

Hi Nawab

I tried "2008_\([1-12]\)18_xyz" but still it is failling. Please tell me where am i doing mistake?

Thanks
Ema

Please ensure that while you make a property as a regular expression, u select the checkbox(regular expression)...hence only in that case the string will parsed as a regular expression in QTP.

if nothing works then go for *.*

E.g if there is a string value OSTD_45_T

and here I am sure that 45 is a variant component....then

the property of the control that holds the string value , suppose text..

text = OSTD_\d{2}_T else OSTD_\d{1,}_T else OSTD_*.*_T

there is a checkbox which ask that u want to nake it a regular expression...just select that...and its done..


please revert in case there are issues.

Regards,
Nawab

Hi Nawab

Thanks for your help but still my script is throwing error of mismatch property.
I did check the check box.

Below I am trying to explain my page.

On my web page, first, I record year '2008' then date from the calendar box '06/18' then program area and hit on the 'Create' button so system generate the session name "2008_0618_xyz". But when I run this script after a month then it is throwing error because month is change. So when I run today then it create the session name '2008_0718_xyz' and match with the existing script which has session name”2008_0618_xyz”. Because month is changed so system throws the error of mismatch property.

Script is:
Browser (browser).page (page).link ("2008_0618_xyz").click

I went to the object property of this line and entered the regular expression; I did check the check box and click 'yes'. I can see the blue color box near the session name on object property box, and then tried to run but still throwing error. I used the regular expression syntax whatever you said to use.

Can you please help me?

Thanks
Ema

Originally Posted by emaraj

Hi Nawab

Script is:
Browser (browser).page (page).link ("2008_0618_xyz").click

Could you please provide the screenshot of Object Repository & the Control as in ur application.


Regards,
Nawab