Converting OR (Object Repository) Based scripts to
Descriptive Programming
Author(s): (1) tarun_lalwani
Written On: 27-Aug-2005
Keywords:
QTP, Quick Test, Quick Test Pro, Descriptive Programming, Programming Description
Introduction:
This article discusses how we can convert an Object repository based script to DP based
script. For this we will do a simple recording of entering some text on Google.com search
text box and clicking the Google search button
The QTP generated script would look something like below
SystemUtil.Run "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE"
Browser("Browser").Page("Page").Sync
Browser("Browser").Navigate "http://www.google.com"
Browser("Browser").Page("Google").WebEdit("q").Set "KnowledgeInbox"
Browser("Browser").Page("Google").WebButton("Google Search").Click
All the names used between “” are logical name of the objects in the Object Repository
(”Browser”, “Page”, “Google”, “q”, “Google Search”) as shown in below image
Object Repository for the recorded script
Now let’s look the below statement and try and convert it to DP
Browser("Browser").Page("Google").WebButton("Google Search").Click
Converting WebButton(”Google Search”)
The Google Search object present in the OR has following properties
type = submit
name = Google Search
html tag = INPUT
Now to conver the WebButton(”Google Search”) to its DP counterpart we can use two different
methods
Method 1 – Using String Description
In this we use string parameters to specify the object properties
Browser("Browser").Page("Google").WebButton("type:=Submit", _
"name:=Google Search", "html tag:=INPUT").Click
Method 2 – Using Object Description
In this we first create a description of the object and then use it in the statement
Set oGoogleSearch = Descrition.Create
oGoogleSearch("type").Value = "Submit"
oGoogleSearch("name").Value = "Google Search"
oGoogleSearch("html tag").Value = "INPUT"
Browser("Browser").Page("Google").WebButton(oGoogleSearch).Click
Which method of DP to choose?
The later articles of this DP Part X series would be discussing in details when and where to use
for which method. For now just understand that both methods have their own advantage and
disadvantages
Few difference IMO are listed below
String Description Object Description
Uses less memory as strings are Requires more memory as objects are
used created. Object creation is as such a
overhead
Increases statement length in Increase lines of code due to object creation
case more than one property is to overhead and property assignment
be used
Preferred when property value have regular
expression characters which needs to be
treated literally
(explained in one of the later articles)
DP Converted script
SystemUtil.Run "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE"
Browser("micclass:=Browser").Page("Page").Sync
Browser("micclass:=Browser").Navigate "http://www.google.com"
Browser("micclass:=Browser").Page("micclass:=Page").WebEdit("name:=q").Set _
"KnowledgeInbox"
Browser("micclass:=Browser").Page("micclass:=Page") _
.WebButton("type:=Submit", "name:=Google Search", "html tag:=A").Click
